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Massive UK motorcycle study digs deep
Seven years of motorcycle crash data analysed
Most than three-quarters of motorcycle riders killed or seriously injured in the UK occur in daylight on dry roads - that's just one of the key findings in a wide-ranging study by the country's largest independent road safety charity.
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) study, completed by research consultant Jean Hopkins, produced a number of conclusions which were based on information gathered at crash scenes and recorded in the official statistics over a seven-year (2000-2006) period. The study was based on crashes that resulted in death or serious injury (KSI) to motorcyclists.
More than three-quarters of KSI casualties occurred in fine weather on dry roads, and some other key findings include:
- More than twice as many riders are killed on rural roads rather than urban;
- Three-quarters of crashes on urban roads are at or near a junction, compared to just under half on rural roads;
- Other road users are at fault in a majority of right-of-way violation crashes;
- A third of crashes on rural roads are on corners, compared with less than 10 per cent on urban roads;
- Three-quarters are in collisions with one or more vehicles;
- Motorcycle casualties rise significantly on Saturdays and Sundays, but there are more motorcycle trips on weekdays rather than weekends;
- The summer casualty peak is most marked in the 25-29 age group;
- Autumn is the KSI peak for riders under 20;
- In bad weather, a larger proportion of riders on smaller capacity bikes (51-125cc) are in KSI crashes;
- Local road surface conditions and/or defects contribute to only a small proportion of KSI casualties;
- Three-quarters of all motorcyclists killed are riding bikes over 500cc, but they represent only half of all licensed motorcycles;
- Six per cent of all casualties are pillion passengers, mainly on motorcycle over 125cc;
- Fewer than 10 percent of motorcyclists are aged 16-19, but they represent more than 25 per cent of ride casualties;
- Five per cent of motorcyclists are aged 20-24, buy they represent 13 per cent of rider casualties;
- As riders get older, more become KSI casualties in daylight;
- Nine in 10 riders over the age of 30 are killed while riding bikes over 500cc.
The report was launched at the NEC Motorcycle & Scoter Show in Birmingham, and certainly raises a number of questions for the UK traffic authorities, such as whether existing training and advanced rider qualifications are doing their job.
On average, 5810 riders were killed or seriously injured on UK roads during the period of the study.
Click on the following link to read the full report.
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Written byMark Fattore
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