Ground transportation accidents involving two categories of motorcyclists who transport passengers

Accidents involving motorcyclists and cyclists in the municipality of São Paulo: characterization and trends☆☆☆

OBJECTIVE To describe the characteristics of motorcycle and bicycle accident victims, according to notifications of suspected and confirmed accidents that have occurred in the municipality of São Paulo. METHOD This was a descriptive epidemiological study. It covered all accidents (12,924) that occurred involving motorcycles (11,366) and bicycles (1558) between January 2011 and October 2013. D...

[Factors associated with the death of motorcyclists in traffic accidents].

In order to identify the factors associated with death among motorcyclists involved in traffic accidents in Maringá - PR, a retrospective study was performed, including motorcyclists involved in accidents in the year 2004. Data were collected from the Military Police records, the Integrated System for Emergency Trauma Care (Sistema Integrado de Atendimento ao Trauma em Emergência -SIATE) and th...

Psychological Aspects of the Risk of Accidents for Motorcyclists

Characteristics of motorcyclists involved in accidents between motorcycles and automobiles.

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 b...

Hazards assessment of worst case transportation accidents involving typical radioactive material shipments.

This paper reports the results of a study performed for the Oregon Department of Energy. The objectives of the study were to characterize the range of radioactive material shipments through the state and to determine the worst radiological hazards which might arise if these shipments were involved in transportation accidents. The direct and indirect radiological hazards were analyzed for worst ...