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More motorcycle-friendly design of other vehicles
Modifications to other vehicles may have the potential to reduce the number and extent of the types of injuries resulting from motorcycle-to-vehicle collision or being run over after having been thrown from the motorcycle.
 Improving truck under-run protection
While many fatal and serious injuries to riders in collisions with trucks are almost inevitable if such a collision occurs, improved under-run protection has some potential for reducing injury (while not preventing it completely) in some crash scenarios. Improved rear under-run protection for trucks may also prevent fatalities when riders (sometimes with high alcohol concentrations) ride into the back of stationary trucks and can be decapitated.
Collision avoidance system
There has been some research into the benefit of avoidance systems in other vehicles to prevent motorcycle crashes in Taiwan. Chen and colleagues (2005) investigated Side-Collision Avoidance Systems (SCAS) to test their effect on perception-reaction times in a simulator. They found that the audible beep given off by the system resulted in significantly faster perception-reaction times reducing the likelihood of an accident with another vehicle. Whilst this simulation study provides some evidence for a collision avoidance system such measures need considerably more evaluation.
Information sourced from A review of potential countermeasures for motorcycle and scooter safety across APEC (Full report and References [PDF, 304KB]). |
