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Motorcycle
The risk of being killed on the roads is multiple times higher for users of motorcycles than for car drivers. Consequently, the UDV has examined accidents involving motorcycles in a number of research projects and proposed measures that would improve the safety of this vehicle category.
Intelligent systems for motorcycle safety Riders of powered two wheel vehicles (PTWs) are at particular risk of having an accident on the roads. According to the statistics for fatalities by modes of transport of the years 1992 and 2012 the percentage of fatalities among riders of PTWs has almost doubled. Mehr lesen. |
Very seriously injured accident victims Accident researchers have been demanding for some time that statistics should be kept not just of fatalities but also of very seriously injured accident victims – and that these should be subjected to particular analysis. However, the official statistics only have categories for minor injuries and... Mehr lesen. |