Samenvatting
An analysis of data from 1508 motorcycle accidents obtained from Victorian Police files for the year 1974 indicates that the lack of visibility of the motorcycle is a dominant factor in a large proportion of automobile/motorcycle accidents. 16.2 per cent of all motorcycle accidents occurred when another road user moved his vehicle into the path of a motorcycle when he "did not see" the oncoming motorcycle. 65 per cent of these accidents occurred during daylight. 27 per cent at night and 8 per cent during dawn or dusk.