Journal articles: 'Accidents rate of motorcyclists'

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Ospina-Mateus, Holman, Leonardo Augusto Quintana Jiménez, Francisco J. Lopez-Valdes, and Shib Sankar Sana. "Prediction of motorcyclist traffic crashes in Cartagena (Colombia): development of a safety performance function." RAIRO - Operations Research 55, no. 3 (May 2021): 1257–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/ro/2021055.

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Motorcyclists account for more than 380 000 deaths annually worldwide from road traffic accidents. Motorcyclists are the most vulnerable road users worldwide to road safety (28% of global fatalities), together with cyclists and pedestrians. Approximately 80% of deaths are from low- or middle-income countries. Colombia has a rate of 9.7 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants, which places it 10th in the world. Motorcycles in Colombia correspond to 57% of the fleet and generate an average of 51% of fatalities per year. This study aims to identify significant factors of the environment, traffic volume, and infrastructure to predict the number of accidents per year focused only on motorcyclists. The prediction model used a negative binomial regression for the definition of a Safety Performance Function (SPF) for motorcyclists. In the second stage, Bayes’ empirical approach is implemented to identify motorcycle crash-prone road sections. The study is applied in Cartagena, one of the capital cities with more traffic crashes and motorcyclists dedicated to informal transportation (motorcycle taxi riders) in Colombia. The data of 2884 motorcycle crashes between 2016 and 2017 are analyzed. The proposed model identifies that crashes of motorcyclists per kilometer have significant factors such as the average volume of daily motorcyclist traffic, the number of accesses (intersections) per kilometer, commercial areas, and the type of road and it identifies 55 critical accident-prone sections. The research evidences coherent and consistent results with previous studies and requires effective countermeasures for the benefit of road safety for motorcyclists.

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Melo, Willian Augusto de, Rosana Rosseto de Oliveira, Adriano Brischiliari, Sandra Marisa Pelloso, and Maria Dalva de Barros Carvalho. "Mortality trend due to traffic accident in young in the south of Brazil." Cadernos Saúde Coletiva 26, no. 4 (December 2018): 360–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1414-462x201800040192.

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Abstract Background Traffic accidents are a major global public health problem with an impact on morbidity and mortality. Objective The aim of this study was to analyze the mortality trend from road accidents among young adults. Method An ecological time-series study was performed of the deaths of young (15-24 years old) in traffic accidents in the state of Parana, Brazil from 1996 to 2013. Mortality data was obtained from the Mortality Information System. Mortality rates were calculated and the trend analysis was performed through polynomial regression models. A trend was considered significant when the estimated model obtained a p-value <0.05. Accidents involving tricycles were excluded from the analysis (58 cases). Results Of the 12,063 deaths from road accidents, 82.0% were male. There was a significant and growing trend of accident mortality rates involving motorcyclists and car and pick-up truck occupants, and a decreasing trend of fatal accidents involving pedestrians. The average mortality rate for accidents involving motorcyclists was 10 deaths per 100,000 residents, an increase of 1.13 per year. Accidents involving car occupants increased annually by 0.43 and accidents involving pick-up truck occupants by 0.01. Conclusion There was a significant increasing trend for fatalities of both genders, especially motorcyclists and car occupants. The pedestrian mortality trend has shown a decreasing due to their lower exposure.

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Yusuf, Muhammad-Bashir Owolabi, and Onikosi-Alliyu Saidat Oluwatoyin. "User Acceptance of Crash Helmet by Motorcyclists in Malaysia: An Empirical Analysis." Studia Universitatis „Vasile Goldis” Arad – Economics Series 29, no. 1 (March 1, 2019): 40–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/sues-2019-0003.

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Abstract Malaysia ranks among the first twenty countries with the highest death rate from road accidents with death from motorcycle accidents accounting for more than sixty percent of this death rate. The Malaysian government, in the year 2010, started the enforcement of helmet (head protector) in an effort to reduce the rate of death from this source. This paper examines users‟ acceptance of helmet by motorcyclist, using the theory of reasoned action (TRA). The data for this study comes from field survey of motorcyclists in Malaysia. This data was analysed using structural equation modelling. It was discovered that different factors from the theory account for user acceptance of this novelty. The paper concludes by specifying the policy implications of this and recommends other ways of improvement.

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Evans, Vaughan. "Death and Injury in Motorcycle Accidents: The Utilisation of Technology to Reduce Risk." Journal of Road Safety 32, no. 2 (May 1, 2021): 49–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.33492/jrs-d-21-00004.

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In the early 1970s in Great Britain, the fatality rate for motorcyclists was twenty times that for a car driver, this relative risk has widened to around fifty in modern times. Motorcycling has not become more hazardous, rather a modest decline in the fatality rate over four decades has been eclipsed by a considerably greater reduction in the rate for car drivers. Travel by car has become safer, with seatbelts, a rigid safety cell and crumple zones, airbags, head restraints, energy-absorbing steering wheels, and shatter-resistant windscreens, all contributing to risk reduction. A motorcyclist, conversely, on most modern machines, has none of these features, with the crash helmet being the only safety feature generally adopted by motorcyclists over the last half century. The risk inherent in motorcycling could be reduced to a similar level as car travel by a radical re-design of the motorcycle to include a rigid safety cell, clad in energy absorbing deformable material, coupled with a rider restraint system. Less radical technological changes that could reduce the risk of injury, or death, include fitted anti-lock braking systems, ideally with integrated stability control, and an integral impact-activated airbag may arrest the forward motion of a rider in frontal impact conditions. The relatively simple measure of increased rider and/or machine conspicuousness can reduce the risk of certain accidents.

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Spörri, Emilian, Sascha Halvachizadeh, Jamison G. Gamble, Till Berk, Florin Allemann, Hans-Christoph Pape, and Thomas Rauer. "Comparison of Injury Patterns between Electric Bicycle, Bicycle and Motorcycle Accidents." Journal of Clinical Medicine 10, no. 15 (July 29, 2021): 3359. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10153359.

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Background: Electric bicycles (E-bikes) are an increasingly popular means of transport, and have been designed for a higher speed comparable to that of small motorcycles. Accident statistics show that E-bikes are increasingly involved in traffic accidents. To test the hypothesis of whether accidents involving E-bikes bear more resemblance to motorcycle accidents than conventional bicyclists, this study evaluates the injury pattern and severity of E-bike injuries in direct comparison to injuries involving motorcycle and bicycle accidents. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, the data of 1796 patients who were treated at a Level I Trauma Center between 2009 and 2018 due to traffic accident, involving bicycles, E-bikes or motorcycles, were evaluated and compared with regard to injury patterns and injury severity. Accident victims treated as inpatients at least 16 years of age or older were included in this study. Pillion passengers and outpatients were excluded. Results: The following distribution was found in the individual groups: 67 E-bike, 1141 bicycle and 588 motorcycle accidents. The injury pattern of E-bikers resembled that of bicyclists much more than that of motorcyclists. The patients with E-bike accidents were almost 14 years older and had a higher incidence of moderate traumatic brain injuries than patients with bicycle accidents, in spite of the fact that E-bike riders were nearly twice as likely to wear a helmet as compared to bicycle riders. The rate of pelvic injuries in E-bike accidents was twice as high compared with bicycle accidents, whereas the rate of upper extremity injuries was higher following bicycle accidents. Conclusion: The overall E-bike injury pattern is similar to that of cyclists. The differences in the injury pattern to motorcycle accidents could be due to the higher speeds at the time of the accident, the different protection and vehicle architecture. What is striking, however, is the higher age and the increased craniocerebral trauma of the E-bikers involved in accidents compared to the cyclists. We speculate that older and untrained people who have a slower reaction time and less control over the E-bike could benefit from head protection or practical courses similar to motorcyclists.

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Mukul, Manas Kumar. "Real-Time Helmet Detection of Bike Riders." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 9, no. VI (June 20, 2021): 1228–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2021.35176.

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Due to the affordability and ease in availability the motorcycle has seen a huge increase in its popularity. However, the rapid growth of motorcycle accidents is very alarming. According to the statistics given by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highway, amongst the road user categories, two-wheelers with a share of 37% constitute the largest number of road accident deaths (56,136) in 2019. To reduce the rate of accidents, the helmet is made compulsory for all riders. However, many riders ignore this rule. This paper aims to design a system for real-time detection of motorcyclists without helmets using the object detection-algorithms YOLO (You Only Look Once) to help solve the issue.

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Moss, Basil F., Catherine E. Moss, Patrick Dervin, Thomas Lawrence, Sophie Jones, and Stephen Thomas. "High Riding Prostate: Epidemiology of Genitourinary Injury in Motorcyclists from a UK Register of over 12,000 Victims." Current Urology 14, no. 2 (2020): 105–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000499251.

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Background: The mechanism of motorcycle accidents (high speeds, pelvis behind fuel tank) may predispose to genitourinary injury (GUI) but the epidemiology is poorly understood. Previous studies have assessed GUI patterns in cyclists, and road traffic accident victims in general, but no study has analyzed GUI patterns in a large cohort of motorcyclists. Objectives: We aimed to better understand patterns of urological injuries among motorcyclists admitted to hospital. We aimed to determine any relationship between pelvic fracture and GUI patterns or severity. Methods: The Trauma Audit Research Network was reviewed to identify motorcyclists admitted between January 2012 and December 2016 (n = 12,374). Cases were divided into riders (n = 11,926) and pillion passengers (n = 448), and the data analyzed to identify urological injuries and their associations. The associations between pelvic fracture and other injury types were tested for significance by one- and two-way χ2. Results: GUI was identified in 6%. Renal trauma was the most common GUI among riders (4%) and pillions (2%). There was no statistically significant relationship between grade of renal trauma and presence of pelvic fracture. Urethral injury occurred in 0.2% of riders and passengers, and bladder injury in 0.4% of riders and 0.7% of pillions. Urethral and bladder injuries were positively associated with pelvic fracture, which was present in 81 and 92%, respectively. Testicular trauma occurred in 0.4% of riders and 0.7% of pillions. Body armor was recorded in 3% of casualties with urological trauma, and 3% overall. Conclusions: A significant proportion of motorcyclists brought to accident and emergency department have GUI, most commonly renal trauma. Pelvic fracture is more common in pillion passengers than riders, and associated with urethral and bladder injuries, but it does not predict severity of renal trauma. External genital injuries are rare, but we recommend examination in the tertiary survey, as consequences of missed injury are severe. Further research is needed to explore protective effects of motorcyclist clothing.

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Méndez-Magaña, Ana Cecilia, Berenice Martínez-Melendres, Melva Guadalupe Herrera-Godina, Maria Guadalupe Laura Baez-Baez, Alfredo Celis, and Guillermo González-Estevez. "Epidemiological Profile of Injured Motorcyclists in Road Traffic Accident Treated in a Third-Level Hospital." Open Public Health Journal 12, no. 1 (December 31, 2019): 541–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874944501912010541.

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Background In Mexico, motorcycle use is increasingly prevalent owing to the availability and low fuel consumption of the vehicle. With the increasing number of motorcycle users, the rate of injuries and mortality due to road traffic accidents has also increased. Objective The study aimed to describe the epidemiological profile of injured motorcyclists treated in a third-level hospital, who were involved in traffic accidents in Guadalajara's Metropolitan Area and Zapotlanejo municipality. Methods We realized a logistic regression model, where we included all variables with p<=0.25, they had three or less response options became in dummy variables for facilitate the analysis and we took as confounders factors either variables that modify up to 10% the value of Odd Ratio. Results In our study, we examined 180 injured motorcyclists. The factors that increases risk of severe injury at Metropolitan Zone of Guadalajara and Zapotlanejo’s town were as follows: the motorcycle was not functioning properly prior to the incident (OR 76.89, 2.08-2839.25), the motorcyclist consider had committed any traffic infraction at the time of the event (OR 6.88, 1.30-36.26), the injured live in Metropolitan Zone of Guadalajara (OR 7.58, 1.15-50.17), driving a motorcycle when the driver did not know if the vehicle was “salvage” or not (OR 113.84, 9.13-1419.96) and as protectors factors, we found that a person drove a motorcycle with brand not Italika (OR 0.06, 0.008-0.41) and the road traffic occurred by line road or intersection “+”(OR 0.10, 0.02-0.61). Conclusion This information allowed to observe that exist elements of motorcyclist, and the motorcycle and environment that increases or reduced severity injuries in this group, most important when they did not have a health insurance.

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Mkaha Zuma, Baya, Shadrack Ayieko Yonge, Joseph Baya Msanzu, and Rahma Udu Yussuf. "Determinants of Accident Occurrence among Commercial Motor Cycle Riders in Kaloleni Sub-County, Kilifi County, Kenya." Multidisciplinary Journal of Technical University of Mombasa 1, no. 2 (May 26, 2021): 36–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.48039/mjtum.v1i2.35.

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Motorcycle accidents remain one of the main global concerns despite extensive research and interventions. The African region has the highest road fatality rates globally, in spite of being the least motorized region. Kenya has an estimated road fatality rate of 20.9 per 100,000 people, higher than that of the European region. There has been an increased use of motorcycles in Kenya over the last decade, so has the number of deaths from motorcycle injury. This study was aimed to establish the determinants of accident occurrence among commercial motorcycle riders in Kaloleni sub-County, Kilifi County, Kenya. A self- administered structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 279 commercial motorcycle riders. Factors associated with accident occurrence were analysed using both bivariate and multivariate analysis. Results showed that 29.2% of the respondents had been involved in a road traffic accident in the past 12 months by the time of the study. Factors that were independently associated with motorcycle accidents included riding experience of more than 8 years (p = 0.040), alcohol use (p = 0.040), slippery roads (p = 0.020) and pot holes on roads (p = <0.001). Moreover, participants acquired their riding skills from friends (64.9%) or self-trained (33.6%). It can be concluded that motorcycle accidents is still a major public health problem in the study area due to the recorded high rate. Thus, it is recommended that all motorcyclists should be well trained and issued with riding license after attending formal training, and strict penalties imposed against anybody contravening road traffic rules. Moreover, roads should be continuously improved to reduce accident rates.

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Schneck, Claudia, Elias Teixeira Krainski, Carlos Eduardo da Rocha Omoto, Daniel Grabasky Accioly, Faissal Nemer Hajar, Vitor Cassal da Cunha, Vitor Machado Guimbala, Marilisa Carneiro Leão Gabardo, and Solena Ziemer Kusma. "Spatial analysis of road traffic accident deaths in the state of Paraná, 2007-2016." Research, Society and Development 10, no. 11 (September 5, 2021): e431101119942. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i11.19942.

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Brazil is in fifth place among countries with the highest number of land transport accidents. The state of Paraná, Brazil, was the object of this study which conducted spatial analysis with the aim of identifying areas where this phenomenon occurs more and their time series over a 10-year period. This was an ecological and exploratory observational study covering the period 2007 to 2016 in 39 micro-regions of the state of Paraná. Data of road traffic accident deaths as per the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10, codes V01 to V89) held on the Mortality Information System, were analyzed. Relative risk rates were calculated and choropleth maps were built. A total of 31,651 deaths from the causes examined were recorded according to municipality of occurrence. The most frequent ICD-10 items found were those involving automobile occupants, motorcyclists, pedestrians and cyclists in road traffic accidents. An overall falling trend was found with effect from 2012. The rate by area did not show pronounced spatial dependence and there was considerable variation, whereby the Cerro Azul micro-region had the lowest relative risk in the period, while in Campo Mourão deaths were around 53.3% above the expected level. The estimated average annual trend for the Curitiba micro-region had the steepest fall in the period, while Campo Mourão had the highest rising trend. The trend analysis indicated places where more robust public policy interventions and enforcement actions need to be reviewed.

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Buchari, Erika, Dinar Dwi Anugrah Putranto, Dwi Asmoro, and Lisbeth Dolok Saribu. "ANALISIS PERUBAHAN KECEPATAN TERHADAP RISIKO KECELAKAAN LALU LINTAS." Journal of Indonesia Road Safety 2, no. 2 (August 31, 2019): 76. http://dx.doi.org/10.19184/korlantas-jirs.v2i2.15027.

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According to IRSMS or Integrated Road Safety Management System, mostly 37.78% of road accidents happened in road class II. In terms of road function, the most frequent accidents happened in Arterial road, which is 33.22%. Majority accidents 31.60% happened in the straight road. This study aims to analyze the motorcycle’s speed, motorcyclist behavior in speeding, the effect of geometric road condition toward the speed. Some surveys having been done are road damage survey, traffic count survey, speed survey, and interview survey on motorist behavior. The results of the study are (1) The average speed of motorcyclists in Jalan Noerdin Pandji on the direction of Bandara –Kenten is about 63.3 kph and the average speed on the direction of Kenten- Bandara 44.4 kph. (2) Motorist behavior in changing speed seems an anomaly attitude that they tend to increase the speed when approaching the intersection. Speeding behavior has many reasons for each motorist, such as faster reason, sleepy reason, and the increase of self-confidence (3). The effect of road geometric toward the speed of motorists is that the flat road condition can cause carelessness, and speeding up when approaching the intersection. Menurut data Integrated Road Safety Management System (IRSMS), kecelakaan menurut jenis kelas jalan yang terbanyak terjadi di jalan Kelas II, yaitu 37.78% dan korban kecelakaan menurut fungsi jalan yang terbanyak terjadi di jalan Arteri, yaiu 33.22%. Mayoritas kecelakaan 31,60% terjadi di jalan lurus. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk, menganalisis kecepatan pengendara motor pada daerah kajian, perilaku pengendara dalam melakukan perubahan kecepatannya, menganalisis pengaruh kondisi geometris jalan terhadap kecepatan pengendara. Survey yang dilakukan adalah survey kerusakan jalan, surveh perhitungan lalu lintas, survey kecepatan dan survey perilaku. Kesimpulan yang diperoleh adalah (1) Kecepatan pengendara motor pada daerah kajian menunjukkan bahwa kecepatan rata rata Jalan Nordin Pandji arah Bandara –Kenten 63.3 kph dan kecepatan rata rata arah Kenten- Bandara 44.4 kph. (2) Perilaku pengendara dalam melakukan perubahan kecepatannya terjadi anomali sikap pengendara motor, yaitu cenderung mempercepat kendaraan atau ngebut ketika memasuki simpang. Perilaku ngebut juga ternyata mempunyai banyak alasan bagi setiap pengendara motor antara lain, ingin cepat, supaya tidak ngantuk, supaya percaya diri (3) Pengaruh kondisi geometris jalan terhadap kecepatan pengendara, yaitu bahwa kondisi datar membuat pengendara tidak hati hati, ngebut pada saat melintasi simpang.

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Parreira, José Gustavo, Juliano Mangini Dias Malpaga, Camilla Bilac Olliari, Jacqueline A. G. Perlingeiro, Silvia C. Soldá, and José Cesar Assef. "Predictors of "occult" intra-abdominal injuries in blunt trauma patients." Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 42, no. 5 (October 2015): 311–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-69912015005008.

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Objective: to assess predictors of intra-abdominal injuries in blunt trauma patients admitted without abdominal pain or abnormalities on the abdomen physical examination. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of trauma registry data, including adult blunt trauma patients admitted from 2008 to 2010 who sustained no abdominal pain or abnormalities on physical examination of the abdomen at admission and were submitted to computed tomography of the abdomen and/or exploratory laparotomy. Patients were assigned into: Group 1 (with intra-abdominal injuries) or Group 2 (without intra-abdominal injuries). Variables were compared between groups to identify those significantly associated with the presence of intra-abdominal injuries, adopting p<0.05 as significant. Subsequently, the variables with p<0.20 on bivariate analysis were selected to create a logistic regression model using the forward stepwise method. Results: A total of 268 cases met the inclusion criteria. Patients in Group I were characterized as having significantly (p<0.05) lower mean AIS score for the head segment (1.0±1.4 vs. 1.8±1.9), as well as higher mean AIS thorax score (1.6±1.7 vs. 0.9±1.5) and ISS (25.7±14.5 vs. 17,1±13,1). The rate of abdominal injuries was significantly higher in run-over pedestrians (37.3%) and in motorcyclists (36.0%) (p<0.001). The resultant logistic regression model provided 73.5% accuracy for identifying abdominal injuries. The variables included were: motorcyclist accident as trauma mechanism (p<0.001 - OR 5.51; 95%CI 2.40-12.64), presence of rib fractures (p<0.003 - OR 3.00; 95%CI 1.47-6.14), run-over pedestrian as trauma mechanism (p=0.008 - OR 2.85; 95%CI 1.13-6.22) and abnormal neurological physical exam at admission (p=0.015 - OR 0.44; 95%CI 0.22-0.85). Conclusion Intra-abdominal injuries were predominantly associated with trauma mechanism and presence of chest injuries.

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Jamal, Arshad, Muhammad Tauhidur Rahman, Hassan M. Al-Ahmadi, and Umer Mansoor. "The Dilemma of Road Safety in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: Consequences and Prevention Strategies." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 1 (December 24, 2019): 157. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010157.

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Road traffic crashes (RTCs) are one of the most critical public health problems worldwide. The WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety suggests that the annual fatality rate (per 100,000 people) due to RTCs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has increased from 17.4 to 27.4 over the last decade, which is an alarming situation. This paper presents an overview of RTCs in the Eastern Province, KSA, from 2009 to 2016. Key descriptive statistics for spatial and temporal distribution of crashes are presented. Statistics from the present study suggest that the year 2012 witnessed the highest number of crashes, and that the region Al-Ahsa had a significantly higher proportion of total crashes. It was concluded that the fatality rate for the province was 25.6, and the mean accident to injury ratio was 8:4. These numbers are substantially higher compared to developed countries and the neighboring Gulf states. Spatial distribution of crashes indicated that a large proportion of severe crashes occurred outside the city centers along urban highways. Logistic regression models were developed to predict crash severity. Model estimation analysis revealed that crash severity can be attributed to several significant factors including driver attributes (such as sleep, distraction, overspeeding), crash characteristics (such as sudden deviation from the lane, or collisions with other moving vehicles, road fences, pedestrians, or motorcyclists), and rainy weather conditions. After critical analysis of existing safety and infrastructure situations, various suitable crash prevention and mitigation strategies, for example, traffic enforcement, traffic calming measures, safety education programs, and coordination of key stakeholders, have been proposed.

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Gajic, Vladimir, Dragan Milojevic, Aleksandar Raskovic, Jasminka Smailagic, Nela Djonovic, and Ana Sijacki. "Biometeorological influence on motorcyclists and bicyclists trauma." Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 139, no. 3-4 (2011): 185–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/sarh1104185g.

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Introduction. Biometeorological circumstances have great influence on all traffic participants, especially on reflexes, movement coordination and perception ability, increasing the number of accidents. Motocyclists and bicyclists are specific participants in traffic, so their traumatism has its own special characteristics. Objective. The aim of this study was to establish biometeorological influence on motorcyclists and bicyclists accidents. Methods. Comparative analysis of everyday biometeorological phases for the city of Kragujevac determinated by the Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia and motorcyclists and bicyclists accident evidence received from Kragujevac traffic police for the period 2004-2008. Results. There were 5,180 traffic accidents in this period, with 180 accidents in which 77 motorcyclists and 116 bicyclists were knocked down. Most of the accidents were in 2008 (53) and the least in 2005 (28). Most accidents occurred during August (28) and between 19.00 and 20.00 hours (18). There were no accidents during January, between 04.00 and 06.00 hours. There were 85% accidents in the urban area. Most of 169 males were aged 16-20 and 21-25 years (20 and 21). Most of 24 females (6) were aged 11-15 years. Those who caused the accident mostly sustained injuries due to improper speed limit (31), while the victims due to the disrespect of street-crossing priorities (32). Forty-one motorcyclists and 85 bicyclists suffered mild body injuries. Thirty-one motorcyclists and 27 bicyclist suffered severe injuries. Five motorcyclists and four bicyclists ended lethally. Most accidents happened in biometeorological phases 9 (63), 4 (32) and 1 (31). Conclusion. Statistical analysis showed a significant correlation between accidents and biometeorological phases, with most accidents occurring during stabile warm weather and rapid penetrations of cold fronts, and with a sudden switch of weather conditions.

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Santoso, Guritnaningsih P., and Dewi Maulina. "Human errors in traffic accidents: differences between car drivers and motorcyclists’ experience." Psychological Research on Urban Society 2, no. 2 (December 17, 2019): 118. http://dx.doi.org/10.7454/proust.v2i2.69.

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Traffic accidents have become one of the main causes of death in Indonesia. The biggest contributor to traffic accidents are motorcyclists. According to police records, human error plays a major role in the occurrence of accidents. The aim of this study is to analyze the potential types of human error that contribute to traffic accidents, as well as the psychological factors that underlie traffic accidents experienced by car drivers and motorcyclists. Data was collected by interviewing five car drivers and five motorcyclists. Results show that the car drivers tend to perform a type of human error which is classified as lapses, while the motorcyclists tend to do an error of slips. For psychological factors that underlie traffic accident, results show that both car drivers and motorcyclists made recognition errors, i.e. did not estimate distance, time, and speed. They also made decision errors, i.e. did not avoid the situation immediately, and performance errors, i.e. a motorcyclist stepped on the gas pedal by mistake. Other errors done by the car drivers were being sleepy and drunk, whereas other errors done by motorcyclists were not having a riding license and feeling tired. The implication of this study is to make the drivers/riders aware of the importance of cognitive aspects in driving.

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Oliveira, Amanda Lima de, Andy Petroianu, Dafne Maria Villar Gonçalves, Gisele Araújo Pereira, and Luiz Ronaldo Alberti. "Characteristics of motorcyclists involved in accidents between motorcycles and automobiles." Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira 61, no. 1 (February 2015): 61–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.61.01.061.

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Introduction: traffic accidents are one of the main causes of death and disability, with motorcyclists representing the great majority of both the victims and the perpetrators. Objective: this work studied the characteristics of motorcyclists injured in accidents involving motorcycles and automobiles. Method: this study sought to interview 100 motorcyclists who had been injured in collisions between motorcycles and automobiles, and who were undergoing emergency hospital treatment in the region of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The questionnaires included demographic information (age, gender, skin color, education level, profession) and questions about years of licensed driving practice, how often they would drive an automobile, how long they had had a motorcycle driver’s license, how often they would ride a motorcycle, the number of prior accidents involving a car, and the number of prior accidents not involving a car. Results: of the 100 consecutive accidents studied, 91 occurred with men and 9 with women, aged between 16 and 79 (m = 29 ± 11) years. Regarding their reason for using a motorcycle, 83% reported using it for transport, 7% for work, and 10% for leisure. Most of these accident victims had secondary or higher education (47%). Of the motorcyclists who held a car driver’s license, 68.3% drove the vehicle daily or weekly and held the license for more than one year. Sixty-seven percent of the accident victims used a motorcycle daily and had a motorcycle driver’s license for at least one year. Conclusion: among the motorcyclists injured, most were men aged 20 years or older, with complete secondary education, and experienced in driving both motorcycles and cars, indicating that recklessness while driving the motorcycle is the main cause of traffic accidents.

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Hidayati, Annisa, and Lucia Yovita Hendrati. "Traffic Accident Risk Analysis by Knowledge, the Use of Traffic Lane, and Speed." Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi 4, no. 2 (February 5, 2017): 275. http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jbe.v4i2.2016.275-287.

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Traffic accidents are a health problem in both developed and developing countries including Indonesia. Number of traffic accidents each year has increased and traffic accidents in Indonesia is considered by WHO as the third biggest killer after coronary heart disease and tuberculosis. Most traffic accidents involving motorcyclists and the current junior high school students are also involved as a perpetrator of the accident. This study was conducted to determine the relationship of knowledge, the use of traffic lane and the driving speed with the incidence of traffic accidents in junior high school students motorcyclists. Type of research is analytic observational cross-sectional study design. The study population was all junior high school students in Wonokromo Surabaya in 2015. The number of respondents in this study of 100 respondents drawn from the population by using two stage cluster random sampling. The variables studied were knowledge, the use of traffic lane and the driving speed. Results of analysis using chi square test (α = 5%) indicate that knowledge (p = 0,027; RR = 1,966), the use of traffic lane (p = 0,005; RR = 1,894) and the driving speed (p = 0,017; RR = 1,941) has a significantly relationship to the incidence of traffic accidents to junior high school students motorcyclists in Wonokromo sub-district Surabaya 2015. Especially under age children of junior high school student are encouraged to not ride a motorcycle before age sufficient and have a driver’s licence. Beside that, the role of parents to prevent underage motorcyclists is needed to support the efforts of the police and schools in minimizing the number of accident to reduce the number of junir high school student involved in a motorcycle accident.Keywords: traffic accident, risk factors, knowledge, traffic lane, speed

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Hidayati, Annisa, and Lucia Yovita Hendrati. "Traffic Accident Risk Analysis by Knowledge, the Use of Traffic Lane, and Speed." Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi 4, no. 2 (February 5, 2017): 275. http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jbe.v4i22016.275-287.

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Traffic accidents are a health problem in both developed and developing countries including Indonesia. Number of traffic accidents each year has increased and traffic accidents in Indonesia is considered by WHO as the third biggest killer after coronary heart disease and tuberculosis. Most traffic accidents involving motorcyclists and the current junior high school students are also involved as a perpetrator of the accident. This study was conducted to determine the relationship of knowledge, the use of traffic lane and the driving speed with the incidence of traffic accidents in junior high school students motorcyclists. Type of research is analytic observational cross-sectional study design. The study population was all junior high school students in Wonokromo Surabaya in 2015. The number of respondents in this study of 100 respondents drawn from the population by using two stage cluster random sampling. The variables studied were knowledge, the use of traffic lane and the driving speed. Results of analysis using chi square test (α = 5%) indicate that knowledge (p = 0,027; RR = 1,966), the use of traffic lane (p = 0,005; RR = 1,894) and the driving speed (p = 0,017; RR = 1,941) has a significantly relationship to the incidence of traffic accidents to junior high school students motorcyclists in Wonokromo sub-district Surabaya 2015. Especially under age children of junior high school student are encouraged to not ride a motorcycle before age sufficient and have a driver’s licence. Beside that, the role of parents to prevent underage motorcyclists is needed to support the efforts of the police and schools in minimizing the number of accident to reduce the number of junir high school student involved in a motorcycle accident.Keywords: traffic accident, risk factors, knowledge, traffic lane, speed

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LUCAS-NETO, Alfredo, Kevan Guilherme Nóbrega BARBOSA, Italo de Macedo BERNARDINO, Rilva Suely de Castro Cardoso LUCAS, and Sérgio D'ÁVILA. "Ground transportation accidents involving two categories of motorcyclists who transport passengers." RGO - Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia 64, no. 3 (September 2016): 299–306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1981-863720160003000093078.

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ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to analyze the occurrence of ground transportation accidents involving two categories of motorcyclists who transport passengers in a city located in northeastern Brazil: those who work for city hall and those who work for a private transportation firm. Methods: Interviews were held with the aid of a questionnaire administered to a probabilistic sample of 210 individuals (125 from city hall and 85 from the private firm). Results: A high number of motorcyclists in both categories combined (78.6%) suffered traffic accidents in the 12 months prior to the inquiry. Collisions with automobiles constituted the most frequent type of accident (43.6%). Accidents were more associated with motorcyclists working for city hall (p < 0.05), due mainly to the fact that these individuals had been employed for a longer period of time (p < 0.001). The occurrence of bodily injuries was high in both categories (63.6%). Facial injuries were the least frequent in both categories due mainly to the use of protection equipment (98.2%). Conclusion: The occurrence of traffic accidents was high in the two motorcycle passenger transportation categories analyzed, demonstrating that motorcycles are used to transport passengers in a risky manner.

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Agboeze, Matthias U., Ruphina U. Nwachukwu, Michael O. Ugwueze, and Maryrose N. Agboeze. "Occupational Health and Safety of Commercial Motorcyclists in Obollo-Afor: An Adult Education Approach." Global Journal of Health Science 12, no. 9 (June 26, 2020): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v12n9p24.

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This study investigated Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) public education programme as an adult education approach for improving the health and safety conditions of commercial motorcyclists in Obollo-afor, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population of the study comprised of the four hundred and sixty four (464) commercial motorcyclists and FRSC staff, out of which 108 commercial motorcyclists and the 10 Federal Road Safety Corps staff were sampled using purposive sampling technique. The findings of the study include that FRSC public education programme to a high extent can help in the reduction of accidents and injuries involving commercial motorcyclists. The study recommended that FRSC officials should organize regular road safety awareness campaign on the streets, schools, churches and market square.

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Ud-din, Zia, Hamid Hussain, Sofi Kabir, and Farhana Jabeen Shah. "Burden of Accidents Involving Motorcyclists in District Kohat, Pakistan." Journal of Gandhara Medical and Dental Science 6, no. 1 (September 1, 2019): 23–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.37762/jgmds.6-1.89.

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OBJECTIVES:The main aim was to assess the frequencies of accidents of motorbike in previous one year and also to estimate the factors related with the accidents.METHODOLOGY:The study design was quantitative and the data was collected from motorcyclists. In order to collect the primary data; a structured questionnaire was used. We interviewed 412 motorcyclists. Almost all the motorcyclist responded and thus we achieved 99% response. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 was used to enter data, clean it and analysis.RESULTS:After the analysis we got hold of some factors, which were associated with accidents. Some of these factors were human, vehicle and environment related factors completing the epidemiological triad of agent, host and environment. CONCLUSION:Based on the results of the study we concluded that bikers must shun the practice of speeding over and above the limits of speed given by the government, one-wheeling, and listening to music while driving. Moreover, the bikers must be taught the basic skills of motorbike riding by authorized personnel and keep latest models of motorbikes, which are in excellent condition. The guardians or parents along with the law enforcement agencies must make ensure that biker must get a license before using the bike. KEYWORDS: District Kohat, Road Traffic Accidents, Burden, Motorbikes

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Clabaux, Nicolas, Thierry Brenac, Christophe Perrin, Joël Magnin, Bastien Canu, and Pierre Van Elslande. "Motorcyclists’ speed and “looked-but-failed-to-see” accidents." Accident Analysis & Prevention 49 (November 2012): 73–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2011.07.013.

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Maeda, H., T. Higuchi, M. Imura, K. Noguchi, and M. Yokota. "3. Ring Fracture of the Base of the Skull and Atlanto-Occipital Avulsion Due to Anteroflexion on Motorcycle Riders in a Head-On Collision Accident." Medicine, Science and the Law 33, no. 3 (July 1993): 266–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002580249303300315.

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This report concerns a head-on collision accident of a motorcycle at a very high speed (c. 80–100 Km/h) against a bonnet-type automobile, in which both the motorcyclist and pillion rider were injured at the base of the skull by violent anteroflexion of the head due to the force of inertia. A difference in their injuries was: the motorcyclist sustained a ‘ring’ fracture and the pillion rider an atlanto-occipital avulsion; dural tear. Anteroflexion without impact on the occiput such as described above seems to be a rare causal mechanism of the ‘ring’ fracture. In addition, the mode of action of the accelerating forces to the heads of the victims along with their physiques may explain the mechanism which caused the different injuries in this accident.

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Inuwa, Nasiru, Abdullahi Mohammed Jikan-Jatum, and Dr Hassana Yahya Bello. "Motorcycles Health and Traffic Safety: Evidence from Commercial Motorcyclists in Gombe State, Nigeria." Journal of Arts and Humanities 6, no. 5 (April 24, 2017): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.18533/journal.v6i5.1101.

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Although commercial motorcyclists are gaining acceptance by all and sundry as a means of public transport which are adapted to the contemporary Nigerian society. However, expose to all hazards including accidents are further worsened by the lack of proper knowledge on road safety measures of the commercial motorcycle riders. Therefore, this study evaluates the effects of a commercial motorcycle on health and traffic safety in Gombe metropolis, Gombe State, Nigeria. The study was carried out in Gombe Metropolis with using the random sampling technique to select 500 motorcyclists sample size. The data generated were analyzed using simple percentages. The study finds that most of the motorcycles accidents were caused by reckless riding, drug abuse and disregard to traffic rules. Similarly, the study finds that Tricycles are the most important factor causing motorcycle accidents in Gombe metropolis. Furthermore, the study finds that most of the respondents suffer from at least one health challenge as a result of their continuous use of the motorcycle. The study therefore recommends that government and other relevant agencies should be equipped with materials and human resources to embark on regular and massive breath testing of motorcyclists to detect riders who ride under the influence of drugs. This can be achieved through identifying the Drunken riders and make them face the wrath of the law.

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Huang, Cheng-Yong. "Risk Factors Analysis of Car Door Crashes Based on Logistic Regression." Sustainability 13, no. 18 (September 18, 2021): 10423. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su131810423.

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Unlike door crash accidents predominantly involving bicycles in Australia, the UK, and other Western countries, cases in Taiwan are far more fatal as they usually involve motorcycles. This is due to the unique anthropogeography and transportation patterns of Taiwan, particularly the numbers of motorcycles being twice that of cars. Both path analysis and multivariate logistic regression methods were adopted in this study. The multivariate logistic regression analysis results have shown that the main risk factors causing serious injuries in door crashes include winter, morning, male motorcyclists, heavy motorcycles, and the left sides of cars. Regarding the gender differences in motorcyclists, it appears that female motorcyclists have higher door crash accident rates, while the odds of severe injury and fatality in male motorcyclists are 1.658 times greater than that of female motorcyclists. The risk factors derived from the multivariate logistic regression analysis were further discussed and analysed. It was found that the causes of serious injuries and deaths stemming from door crashes were related to the risk perception ability, reaction ability, visibility, and riding speed of the motorcyclists. Therefore, suggestions on risk management and accident prevention were proposed using advocacy through the 3E strategies of human factors engineering design.

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Wui, Ng Bing, Ong Kean Long, Mohammad Fittry Bin Safian, and Abdul Muttalib Bin Abdul Wahid. "Double Trouble: Two Scapulothoracic Dissociation in a Single Head-On Collision." International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS) 3, no. 3 (May 25, 2019): 169. http://dx.doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v3i3.97.

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Scapulothoracic dissociation is a potentially limb-threatening and life-threatening high energy injury. Diagnosis could be obscured due to other associated trauma sustained by the patient. We present a rare case of motor vehicle accident involving 2 motorcyclists who collided onto each other, resulting in both victims sustaining left upper limb scapulothoracic dissociation.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 03 No. 03 July’19. Page: 169-171

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Musiał, Paweł. "Police Academy in Szczytno, Poland." Internal Security 13, no. 1 (September 27, 2021): 267–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0015.2913.

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Traffic accidents are a very common cause of death or disability in people. They usually involve users of various vehicles on the road or pedestrians. They are also among the main problems of public health in Poland. Accidents cause many human tragedies every year. Every day, many people die on Polish roads for many different reasons. The motorcycle season tends to change its time-frame from year to year, taking the form of a year-round. Recklessness, non-compliance with road rules, excessive speed, bad weather conditions and mistakes made by car drivers cause many traffic accidents that involve motorcyclists. They result in severe multi-organ trauma or instant death of the victims. Modern technologies designed to improve the safety of motorcycles as well as the protections used in helmets and protective clothing are helpless in the face of traffic accident mechanisms. The author analyzed the data obtained from the Police Headquarters Road Traffic Department, showing the number of road incidents involving motorcyclists in 2019. The material shows the scale of accidents broken down into causes, number of road incidents in individual months and age of the perpetrators. The references to data from previous years show the problem of accidents on Polish roads and the position of Poland in the European statistics as a country with a high percentage of fatalities in traffic accidents.

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Lumba, Pada, Imam Muthohar, and Sigit Priyanto. "Human Factors on Motorcyclists’ Accidents Severity; Analysis Using Bayesian Network." International Journal of Engineering and Technology 9, no. 1 (February 28, 2017): 233–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.21817/ijet/2017/v9i1/170901425.

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Sabeti-Aschraf, M., M. Serek, T. Pachtner, M. Geisler, K. Auner, M. Machinek, Philipp Funovics, A. Goll, and M. Schmidt. "Accidents and injuries in competitive enduro motorcyclists: a prospective analysis." Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 17, no. 6 (January 30, 2009): 695–702. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00167-008-0716-6.

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Goh, Wins Cott, Lee Vien Leong, and Richard Jun Xian Cheah. "Assessing Significant Factors Affecting Risky Riding Behaviors of Motorcyclists." Applied Sciences 10, no. 18 (September 22, 2020): 6608. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10186608.

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This study was conducted in Malaysia, where motorcycle traffic accidents represent a high percentage of fatality among overall traffic accidents. Studies have shown that risk perception and positive outcome of risky riding behavior have a significant impact on a rider’s decision making. Therefore, this study is targeted at further understanding of Malaysian motorcyclists within the locality of their home country. A questionnaire survey was conducted to gather motorcycle rider’s information, together with their perception of the three factors mentioned above. A reliability test of the findings was analyzed using Cronbach’s Alpha, while a PCA analysis was conducted to determine the linear combinations that have maximum variance. Subsequently, a statistical model was constructed based on the latent variables’ relations, the relation between the latent variables and observed variables, and also the hypothesis model. The model confirms that the positive affect of the risky behavior has a significant positive relationship with motorcyclists’ risk behavior (estimate coefficient = 1.016). Findings in the model also show that older motorcyclists are less likely to take part in risky riding behavior while riding on the road, with an estimate coefficient of −0.037 and a negative relationship with positive affect (estimate coefficient = −0.032).

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Karunaratne, Bambarawane LA, Panini A. Gooneratne, Savitri Wijesekara, and Gamini Goonetilleke. "Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistula following Blunt Trauma to the Chest." Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 10, no. 4 (December 2002): 349–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/021849230201000418.

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Tracheoesophageal fistula following blunt chest trauma is rare. Typically the patient is a young male with an elastic chest wall who is involved in a motor vehicle accident. In this case the victim was a motorcyclist who collided with a stationary lorry. He underwent surgery 4 weeks after the injury made an uncomplicated recovery.

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XIAO, YINGNI, HELAI HUANG, YONG PENG, and XINGHUA WANG. "A STUDY ON MOTORCYCLISTS HEAD INJURIES IN CAR–MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS BASED ON REAL-WORLD DATA AND ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION." Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology 18, no. 04 (June 2018): 1850036. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219519418500367.

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Accident data had shown that as one of the most vulnerable road users, the risk of motorcyclist casualties due to head injuries is extremely high in motorcycle accidents. The objective of this study was to analyze motorcyclist head injury based on epidemiological statistical analysis and car–motorcycle accident reconstruction using real world accident data, and obtain a comprehensive understanding about safety effects of helmets on motorcyclists head injury. In epidemiological data analysis of this study, odds ratios (ORs) was applied to identify differences in injuries between helmeted and unhelmeted motorcyclists. Two vehicle–motorcycle collisions with detailed information were reconstructed by using PC-Crash simulation and MADYMO reconstruction. Furthermore, the head injury reconstruction using MADYMO outputs as boundary conditions was accomplished and analyzed with respect to 1st principal strain, Von Mises stress, coup pressure, countercoup pressure at the cerebrum. The results indicated that unhelmeted motorcyclists were more likely to suffer head injury, serious and fatal injury, and tend to take equal responsibility or more. 1st principal strain was reduced from 0.44 to 0.25 for Case 1, and from 0.16 to 0.10 for case 2 when including a helmet. Von Mises stress were reduced from 30.37[Formula: see text]kpa to 19.51[Formula: see text]kpa for Case 1 and from 3.42[Formula: see text]kpa to 3.03[Formula: see text]kpa for case when including a helmet, which meant a reduction of the risk of concussion. But the motorcyclist in Case 2 experienced a lower percentage increase in coup pressure and countercoup pressure. This study provided comprehensive knowledge on motorcyclists head injuries and the effectiveness of helmets as well as contributing to develop the injury prevention measures and protection devices of motorcyclists.

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Smith, D. I. "Effect of Low Proscribed Blood Alcohol Levels (BALs) on Traffic Accidents among Newly-Licensed Drivers." Medicine, Science and the Law 26, no. 2 (April 1986): 144–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002580248602600209.

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Three Australian States introduced lower blood alcohol levels (BALs) for first-year drivers than those applicable to other drivers. In Tasmania, a zero BAL significantly reduced casualty accidents for drivers and motorcyclists, in South Australia a 005 per cent BAL significantly reduced male driver and motorcyclist casualty accidents not requiring hospitalization, while in Western Australia a 002 per cent BAL significantly reduced driver and motorcyclist casualty accidents not requiring hospitalization. For a number of methodological reasons the counter-measure should only be regarded as a promising rather than a proven way of reducing alcohol-related accidents among young drivers.

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Arif, Zeeshan, B. R. Rajanikanth, and Kavitha Prasad. "The Role of Helmet Fastening in Motorcycle Road Traffic Accidents." Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction 12, no. 4 (December 2019): 284–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1685458.

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Road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death among the Indian population. Motorcycle accidents are the most prominent type of injuries among road traffic accidents in India. In this prospective cross-sectional study, all the patients attending three centers in north Bangalore, with facial injuries occurring from a motorcycle accident, were included. The subjects were analyzed for the type of collision, helmet use, type of helmet use, and fastening status of the helmets. A total of 311 motorcyclists were included in this study for a period of 18 months (December 2015 to June 2017). There were 79.7% males and 20.3% females. The most prominent age group was 21 to 30 years. The percentage of riders sustaining facial injuries was significantly more in the non-helmeted group. The most common injuries in open face helmets were in the middle and lower third of the face, whereas in closed face helmets it was in the middle third of the face. The numbers of injuries were significantly higher in the nonfastened helmet group as compared with fastened helmet group. Helmet fixation is an important characteristic along with helmet type for the better effectiveness and safety of the helmets for the motorcyclists.

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Konlan, Kennedy Diema, Abdul Razak Doat, Iddrisu Mohammed, Roberta Mensima Amoah, Joel Afram Saah, Kennedy Dodam Konlan, and Juliana Asibi Abdulai. "Prevalence and Pattern of Road Traffic Accidents among Commercial Motorcyclists in the Central Tongu District, Ghana." Scientific World Journal 2020 (June 1, 2020): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9493718.

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Background. The World Health Organisation estimates that 1.35 million people die as a result of road traffic crashes. Motorcycles as a means of transport are increasingly becoming the preferred and easiest means of transportation for most people in developing countries despite the associated risk. This study determined the prevalence and pattern of motorcycle crashes in Adidome among commercial motorcyclists. Methods. A descriptive, cross-sectional study design was used as 114 commercial motorcyclists were recruited to respond to a pretested research questionnaire in the Adidome district of the Volta Region. Data were analyzed using SPSS, version 22.0. Data were presented as simple descriptive statistics. A chi-square relationship was determined using the demographic variables, and the history of accident at a 95% confidence interval with 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results. The prevalence of road traffic crashes at Adidome was 64.0%. Motorcyclists (74.0%) were reported to have been involved in crashes in the past one year prior to the study. Motorcyclists attributed the last accident to excessive speeding (31.5%) and bad roads (23.3%), this accident as a result of colliding with another motorcycle (50.7%), and slippery surfaces (24.7%). The majority (63.0%) of the respondents had an accident once. The consumption of alcohol was associated with the occurrence of an accident as 34.2% occurred among cyclists who drank alcohol, compared with 29.8% who did not (p<0.05). Conclusion. There should be strict implementation of current road traffic regulations of Ghana by the MTTD of the Ghana Police Service, and penalties should be awarded against anybody caught riding a motorcycle under the influence of alcohol. Helmet and other protective devices must be made compulsory for motorcycle riders to prevent injuries, especially head injuries, if an accident occurs.

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do Nascimento, Lícia Maria Barreto, and Gracielle Aparecida Orlando Bortolotto. "Study of activities of postmen motorcyclists: a look at motorcycle accidents." Work 41 (2012): 5858–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/wor-2012-0975-5858.

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Ivers, Rebecca Q. "Exempting adult motorcyclists from wearing helmets increases death from motorcycle accidents." Evidence-based Healthcare and Public Health 8, no. 5 (October 2004): 265–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.08.017.

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Cavalcanti, Alessandro Leite, Thiago Henrique de Araujo Lino, Thaliny Batista Sarmento de Oliveira, Thaisy Sarmento Batista de Oliveira, Andreia Medeiros Rodrigues Cardoso, Rodrigo Feliciano de Macedo, Wilton Wilney Nascimento Padilha, and Alidianne Fabia Cabral Xavier. "Head and Maxillofacial Injuries in Child and Adolescent Victims of Automotive Accidents." Scientific World Journal 2014 (2014): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/632720.

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Background. Victims of motor vehicle accidents may suffer multiple lesions, including maxillofacial injuries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with head, facial, and maxillofacial injuries in child and adolescent victims of automobile accidents. A cross-sectional study was carried out with analysis of forensic medical reports from the Legal Medical Institute of Campina Grande, Brazil, between January 2008 and December 2011. Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was conducted using the chi-square test (α = 0.05). From 1613 medical reports analyzed, the sample is composed 232 (14.4%) reports referring to child and adolescent victims of automobile accidents aged 0–19 years of both sexes. Victims were mostly adolescents aged from 15 to 19 years (64.2%), males (73.7%), and motorcyclists (51.3%). More than half of the victims had single lesions (54.3%) located in the head (20.7%) and face (21.6%). Head injuries occurred more frequently in children aged 0–4 years (53.8%, PR = 5.065, 95% CI = 1.617–5.870) and pedestrians (30.4%, PR = 2.039, 95% CI = 1.024–4.061), while facial and maxillofacial injuries occurred in higher proportion among females (31.1%, PR = 0.489, 95% CI = 0.251–0.954). Our findings suggest that accidents involving motorcyclists are the most prevalent, affecting male adolescents aged from 15 to 19 years, resulting in a high frequency of injuries in the head and face regions.

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Wong, Tze Wai, Wai-On Phoon, James Lee, Ivy Po Chu Yiu, Kam Pui Fung, and Gordon Smith. "Motorcyclist Traffic Accidents and Risk Factors: A Singapore Study." Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health 4, no. 1 (January 1990): 34–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/101053959000400106.

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Motorcyclist accidents cause significant morbidity and mortality in Singapore. To elucidate personal and environmental factors associated with such accidents, we studied 198 motorcyclists who were hospitalized in Singapore General Hospital between April 1986 and June 1987. The patients were mostly young and almost exclusively male with a high proportion of Malays. Most accidents occurred on Sundays and at night. Ten percent of the victims took alcohol before the accident. Most had low injury severity scores (ISS). Less experienced drivers had a significantly higher ISS than those with one year or longer of driving experience. Vigorous control of drunken driving, through public education and intensive breath testing, should reduce the incidence of traffic accidents.

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Rabiei, Reza, Haleh Ayatollahi, Meysam Rahmani Katigari, Mostafa Hasannezhad, and Hasan Amjadnia. "Epidemiology of Urban Traffic Accidents: A Study on the Victims’ Health Records in Iran." Global Journal of Health Science 9, no. 5 (September 28, 2016): 156. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v9n5p156.

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INTRODUCTION: Several studies have been carried out in the field of traffic collisions in Iran. However, few studies have used the victims’ medical records as a source of information. This study aimed to use the data collected from the medical records and a geographic information system to show the epidemiology of urban traffic collisions to be used in injury prevention strategies.METHODS: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study which was completed in 2013. The sample consisted of 1240 medical records of the people injured in the urban traffic collisions in the capital city of Iran between October 2010 and April 2011. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 18.0 and ARC GIS 10.0.RESULTS: According to the results, motorcyclists were the main group of victims, and most collisions occurred in the afternoon between 12:00 and 18:00 pm. Moreover, the findings showed that the frequency of collisions was higher in District five (16.7%), District six (13.7%), and District 12 (8.3%) of the city.CONCLUSION: In most traffic collisions, motorcyclists were involved and victims mainly suffered from injuries in the lower limbs. Therefore, training in the use of safety equipment, setting collision prevention strategies, and controlling the risky behavior of motorcyclists may help to reduce the number of collisions.

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Santos, Washington José dos, Vanessa Maria da Silva Cêlho, Gustavo Barreto Santos, and Albanita Gomes da Costa de Ceballos. "Work overload and risk behaviors in motorcyclists." Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 72, no. 6 (December 2019): 1479–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0279.

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ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the association between work overload and risk behaviors adopted by motorcyclists. Method: a cross-sectional study of injured motorcycle drivers hospitalized at the Hospital da Restauração Governador Paulo Guerra in the city of Recife, PE, from May to September 2016. A questionnaire was applied containing sociodemographic variables related to work overload and risk behaviors adoption. Odds Ratio (OR) and 95% Confidence Interval were used to analyze the association between the variables. Results: there was a predominance of males (97.6%), mean age 31.44 years (SD = 9.50). There was an association of sleep/fatigue at the accident time with difficulties carrying out work tasks (OR = 3.7), feeling tired during work (OR = 4.6) and feeling under pressure to carry out work tasks (OR = 3.5). Conclusion: work overload was associated with risk behaviors adoption. It is believed that this fact can have an impact on the occurrence and severity of accidents.

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Wang, Xinghua, Yong Peng, and Shengen Yi. "Comparative analyses of bicyclists and motorcyclists in vehicle collisions focusing on head impact responses." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 231, no. 11 (September 11, 2017): 997–1011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954411917723674.

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To investigate the differences of the head impact responses between bicyclists and motorcyclists in vehicle collisions. A series of vehicle–bicycle and vehicle–motorcycle lateral impact simulations on four vehicle types at seven vehicle speeds (30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60 km/h) and three two-wheeler moving speeds (5, 7.5 and 10 km/h for bicycle, 10, 12.5 and 15 km/h for motorcycle) were established based on PC-Crash software. To further comprehensively explore the differences, additional impact scenes with other initial conditions, such as impact angle (0, π/3, 2π/3 and π) and impact position (left, middle and right part of vehicle front-end), also were supplemented. And then, extensive comparisons were accomplished with regard to average head peak linear acceleration, average head impact speed, average head peak angular acceleration, average head peak angular speed and head injury severity. The results showed there were prominent differences of kinematics and body postures for bicyclists and motorcyclists even under same impact conditions. The variations of bicyclist head impact responses with the changing of impact conditions were a far cry from that of motorcyclists. The average head peak linear acceleration, average head impact speed and average head peak angular acceleration values were higher for motorcyclists than for bicyclists in most cases, while the bicyclists received greater average head peak angular speed values. And the head injuries of motorcyclists worsened faster with increased vehicle speed. The results may provide even deeper understanding of two-wheeler safety and contribute to improve the public health affected by road traffic accidents.

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Ibitoye, Biliyamin Adeoye, Samson Odeyemi, As-Shuara Salman, and Mariam Daudu. "Assessment of Lane-Sharing Manoeuvrability and Risk Exposure Effect on Motorcycling in Nigeria." European Journal of Engineering Research and Science 3, no. 8 (August 20, 2018): 26. http://dx.doi.org/10.24018/ejers.2018.3.8.839.

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Motorcycle is becoming a very important mode of transport in most developing countries like Nigeria as a result of their easy accessibility to most local communities. However; due to their riding habits, motorcyclists now constitute larger percentage of fatal accidents on roads. This study is aimed at assessing the behaviour of motorcyclists on share lane with other motorised vehicles with the objective of determining the risks due to their exposure to crashes. Ilorin in Kwara State was selected as the study area, as most communities in this town are not accessible to good public transport system, thereby leaving commuters to depend solely on use of motorcycles for their daily trips. Field survey and questionnaire were used to collect necessary data. Three hundred consecutive motorcyclists were interviewed at ten selected locations (parking spots). The responses were analysed using SPSS v7.5 at the statistical significance p<0.05. The result found that due to motorcyclists’ body exposure during crash, lower leg are mostly affected with 38% value, followed by upper leg with 24% and head with 16% with remaining 22% as damaged only. This may warrant the need for provision of government of motorcycle lanes either with segregated travel lane or exclusively separated lane by the Federal government of Nigeria to form part of her safe road policy.

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Petrović, Aleksandra, Dragan Jovanović, and Predrag Stanojević. "Changes in the number of traffic accidents fatalities in the Republic of Serbia." Tehnika 75, no. 4 (2020): 479–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/tehnika2004479p.

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The paper analyzes the changes in the number of traffic accidents fatalities in the Republic of Serbia. The statistical significance of the change in the number of fatalities in relation to the period before and after the application of the new Law on Traffic Safety was tested. The results indicate the significance of the change in the total number of fatalities, fatalities of drivers of passenger cars, motorcyclists and mopedists, fatalities of male persons and young people.

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Obadeji, Adetunji, BanjiFerdinand Kumolalo, JanetOlufisayo Bamidele, and TolulopeFunmilayo Olasehinde. "Road traffic accidents among commercial motorcyclists: Relationship with substance use and psychosocial factors." Social Health and Behavior 3, no. 2 (2020): 43. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/shb.shb_9_20.

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Byun, Jong Han, Myoung Hwan Park, and Byung Yong Jeong. "Effects of age and violations on occupational accidents among motorcyclists performing food delivery." Work 65, no. 1 (January 23, 2020): 53–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/wor-193057.

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Saadat, Soheil, Khaled Rahmani, Ali Moradi, Salah ad-Din Zaini, and Fatemeh Darabi. "Spatial analysis of driving accidents leading to deaths related to motorcyclists in Tehran." Chinese Journal of Traumatology 22, no. 3 (June 2019): 148–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cjtee.2018.12.006.

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Van Nguyen, Thang, Van Dung Nguyen, Thi-Thu Nguyen, Phung Cong Phi Khanh, Tien-Anh Nguyen, and Duc-Tan Tran. "Motorsafe: An Android Application for Motorcyclists Using Decision Tree Algorithm." International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM) 14, no. 02 (February 10, 2020): 119. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v14i02.10742.

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In Vietnam, prohibitions on using the telephone while driving vehicles have effected in a long time. However, that is relatively common and dangerous for traffic participants in reality. Along with the continuous growing of smartphones, using phone while driving is becoming a bad habit and one of the major causes of crashes and accidents of traffic in Vietnam. MotorSafe is a novel application that has been practically implemented as a solution for this problem. From the obtained data of the accelerometer sensor on the smartphone, a proposed decision tree algorithm enables device to recognize the user's status on driving a vehicle. Some necessary tasks are provided that will help drivers focus on driving instead of unnecessary behaviors.

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KHAN, MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN, Tariq Sohail Babar, IFTIKHAR AHMED, Khalid Shakeel Babar, and NIAMATULLAH ZIA. "ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS." Professional Medical Journal 14, no. 02 (September 6, 2007): 323–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.29309/tpmj/2007.14.02.4897.

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Context : Road traffic accidents are a major yet neglected publichealth problem in developing countries. Trends in motorization indicate an increase in road traffic injuries;furthermore, by 2020, they could rank third in the order of burden of disease Road traffic accidents are an importantyet preventable cause of death and disability in developing countries, like Pakistan. Objective: To explorepreventable aspects of the road traffic accidents. Design: Cross sectional study Setting: Casualty department ofDistrict Head Quarter Teaching hospital Dera Ismail Khan. Patients & Methods: All non-fatal and non-comatosecases of road traffic accidents victims reporting to casualty department were included in the study. The victims ofthe accidents were interviewed to obtain information about circumstances leading to accidents. The informationcollected comprised: time of accidents, nature of injury, narcotic consumption of driver, condition of road andvehicle, safety belts, road signs and vehicle speed beside demographic characteristics of respondents. Results:Age revealed that age group 21-25 years were highly affected 18 % while age group 51-55 years were leastaffected 2 %. Among them were male 76 % and were female 24%. 93 victims belong to rural area ( 62%) while 57were from urban (38%). Among victims, 37% were motorcyclist, 23% bicyclist , 22% motorized two-wheelers and18% bus users. The accidents were more common during the daytime in 100 cases (66%). Fractures of bones wascommon injury in 90 cases (60%) afflicted to the victims followed by multiple injuries like blunt injuries, abrasionsand lacerations. Among victims , only 2% used protective helmets. All helmet users were motorcyclists. No seatbelts were found to have been used by the victims. There was no evidence of any narcotics consumption by thedriver prior to accidents. Conclusion: Road traffic accidents are predictable and preventable but good data isimportant to understand the ways in which road safety interventions can be effective. Cost-effective preventivemeasures can be designed to address this global problem.

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da Silva, Daniela Wosiack, Selma Maffei de Andrade, Dorotéia Fátima Pelissari de Paula Soares, Thais Aidar de Freitas Mathias, Tiemi Matsuo, and Regina Kazue Tanno de Souza. "Factors Associated with Road Accidents among Brazilian Motorcycle Couriers." Scientific World Journal 2012 (2012): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/605480.

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The objective of the study was to identify factors associated with reports of road accidents, among motorcycle couriers in two medium-sized municipalities in southern Brazil. A self-administered questionnaire was answered by motorcycle couriers that had worked for at least 12 months in this profession. The outcomes analyzed were reports on accidents and serious accidents over the 12 months prior to the survey. Bivariate and multivariate analyses by means of logistic regression were carried out to investigate factors that were independently associated with the outcomes. Seven hundred and fifty motorcycle couriers, of mean age 29.5 years (standard deviation=8.1), were included in the study. Young age (18 to 24 years compared to ≥25 years, odds ratio[OR]=1.77) speeding (OR=1.48), and use of cell phones while driving (OR=1.43) were factors independently associated with reports of accidents. For serious accidents, there was an association with alternation of work shifts (OR=1.91) and speeding (OR=1.67). The characteristics associated with accidents—personal (young age), behavioral (use of cell phones while driving and speeding), and professional (speeding and alternation of work shifts)—reveal the need to adopt wide-ranging strategies to reduce these accidents, including better work conditions for these motorcyclists.

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