Five urban, uncontrolled T-intersections known to be motorcycle crash 'black spots' were monitored using instrumentation and a roadside observer. Two sets of twelve-hour observations were collected for each site (N≈100,000). Instrumentation recorded the 'events' of vehicles passing to measure, speed, direction, lane position, vehicle type (broadly characterised) and headway. Observers further r...

The quantity of motor-bikers has dramatically expanded in Bangladesh, with the presentation ridesharing business. Consequently, crashes involving a motorcycle fatalities and injuries are also increasing. One proven most effective safety measures for biker is use helmet. But there no study on helmets attitude users to This research conducts an in-depth analysis risk using reported crash records ...

PURPOSE The aim of this present study is to investigate the prevalence of alcohol and substance abuse (ASA) and its relationship with other risky driving behaviors among motorcycle drivers. METHODS This is a cross sectional study which is performed at Shiraz city of Iran. Data from motorcycle drivers were collected using a standard questionnaire in eight major streets at different times of th...

OBJECTIVES (1) Estimate age, period and cohort effects for motorcyclist traffic casualties 1979-2008 in New Zealand and (2) forecast the incidence of New Zealand motorcycle traffic casualties for the period 2019-2023 assuming future age, cohort and period effects, and compare these with an estimate based on simple linear extrapolation. METHODS Age-period-cohort (APC) modelling was used to est...

OBJECTIVE A cross-sectional study to determine the pattern of craniomaxillofacial (CMF) injuries among children involved in road traffic crashes was performed. The association of protective equipment use with the CMF injuries was evaluated. METHODS Retrospective records of children treated in the University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, after road traffic crashes between Janu...

Motorcycle crashes have been a significant cause of death and serious injury in urban regions, which has negative effect on the development sustainable transportation. In this study, two logit models, one model for illegal motorcyclist behaviors other crash severity, are developed using motorcycle Hunan Province, China. The models could allow us to simultaneously identify factors related specif...

Odontoid type I fracture is an avulsion fracture of the odontoid tip resulting from forceful distraction of the alar ligament and has been reported only in a few rare occasions. We have recently encountered an odontoid type I fracture complicated with atlantoaxial dislocation in an 18-year-old male motorcycle rider sustaining neck injury in a crash. An accurate diagnosis was achieved with axial...

A 39-year-old man sustained an acute grade III aortic injury resulting in a type B aortic dissection in the setting of severe traumatic brain injury, cervical spine injury and multiple orthopaedic injuries following a motorcycle crash. The patient underwent an emergent thoracic endovascular aortic repair, complicated by a thoracic pseudoaneurysm rupture and ongoing exsanguination from a persist...