An analysis of mopeds as a potential safety problem in the United States. Volume I: Review of the literature and data search.

An attempt to forecast the possible moped accident problem that may occur in the United States over the next 5 to 10 years is presented. The 3 basis objectives are the following (1) formulate a procedure to forecast the nature and scope of the moped accident problem that may develop in the U.S. (2) use the procedure to predict outcomes per input values such as sales volume, usage patterns and crash rates, and (3) based on the outputs, recommend research and safety program action.