The report identified that motorcycle riders must deal with the same hazards as car drivers, as well as the additional hazard of failure by car drivers to give way. The research has shown that novice car drivers are slower or less likely to detect and respond to hazards and that car drivers who are slower at detecting hazards in a driving simulator report having more accidents. No motorcyclist specific hazard perception test has been developed or introduced anywhere in the world. The tests developed for car drivers may not give sufficient emphasis to hazards specific to motorcyclists, particularly road surface hazards, and do not adequately measure responding. It is likely that these tests will underestimate any differences between novice and experienced riders. Motorcycle simulators have been developed and are a mandatory part of training in Japan. Simulators are best used as part of a comprehensive rider education system that includes classroom training, skills practice using real vehicles, with simulation used to present situations that are too dangerous to practice using a real vehicle. (Author/publisher)
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