Patterns of injuries and preventive measures for motorcycle accidents
Soffer, D.; Galili, Y.; Nasralla, N.; Aladgem, D.; Ablai, O.; Kluger, Y.
Harefuah 132(6): 436-8 447
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0017-7768 PMID: 9153865 Document Number: 475250
Retrospective analysis of a series of 32 motorcyclists admitted after road accidents was performed. 62% were injured on scooters with 50 cc engine capacity and most of the combined injuries occurred in this group. Most crashes occurred at road junctions. Riders of scooters with larger engine capacities tended to wear protective garments as opposed to riders with smaller engines. There was no correlation between engine capacity and severity of injury. We conclude that motorcyclists should receive special education, especially as to behavior on entering road junctions. We recommend that taxes on protective garments should be lowered in order to encourage motorcyclists to use them.