Making motorcycling safer : pilot program.

Author(s)
Fincher, A. & Free, N.
Year
Abstract

Motorcyclists are vulnerable road users with riders being 30 times more likely than car drivers to be involved in serious casualty or fatal crashes on Melbourne arterial roads. Speed, drugs (including alcohol) and inexperience are key contributing factors to motorcycle crashes with riders in the 21-25, 30-35 and 40-49 year old age bracket most at risk. The most common type of motorcycle crash is 'loss of control', and 40% of all motorcycle crashes are single vehicle. Male-riders are involved in 95% of motorcycle crashes. Crashes involving motorcyclists have been increasing over the past 5 years, as have the number of motorcycle registrations. The local Community Road Safety Council had been promoting motorcycle safety in the Shire of Yarra Ranges through a motorcycle skills improvement day and was approached to pilot a Motorcycle Safety program. A steering committee was formed with representatives from both Shires, Victoria Police, VicRoads, RoadSafe and motorcycle rider group. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E208059.

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Publication

Library number
C 26554 (In: C 26548 [electronic version only]) /83 / ITRD E208065
Source

In: Turning plans into action : Saferoads 2002 : [proceedings of the] Local Road Safety Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 16-17 July 2002, 4 p., 2 ref.

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