Motorcycle Riding Safety

Abstract

Statistics show that motorcyclists are more at risk per mile ridden than any other type of road user. In addition, although the number of road accident fatalities has decreased in recent years, the number of motorcyclist fatalities has risen and the distribution of casualties has changed. TRL Limited was commissioned by the then Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions to undertake a scoping study of motorcycle safety. This included a review of literature and current research, with a view to identifying areas where further research was needed. The report of the study was produced in unpublished form in November 1999, but is now published to make the work available to a wider readership.