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Motorcycle Rider Training and Collision Avoidance Jim Ouellet Head - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Motorcycle Rider Training and Collision Avoidance Jim Ouellet Head - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Motorcycle Rider Training and Collision Avoidance Jim Ouellet Head Protection Research Laboratory Paramount, CA 90723 Vira Kasantikul Silpakorn University Nakhon-Pathom, Thailand Does rider training improve collision avoidance performance?
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- “Formally trained” riders in the Hurt
study were mostly LAPD or CHP motor
- fficers, who had far more rigorous
training than most rider training courses and more riding experience.
- In Thailand, only one rider had any
formal training.
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Rider collision avoidance braking by rider training, Hurt Study
31 31 30 31 24 33 34 28 26
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
None Front (any combination) Rear only or rear brake & swerve
Percent
Self-taught (n = 393) Family, friends (n = 340) Formal training (n = 61)
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Rider evasive action choice & execution by rider training, Hurt study
30.5 31.5 36.1 19.5 15.2
30.5 35.6 29.5
14 9.9 11.5 18
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100 % Self-taught (n = 400) Family, friends (n = 343) Formal training (n = 61) No Action Right choice, poor execution Wrong choice, good execution Wrong choice, poor execution Proper choice and execution
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Loss of control mode by rider training for riders who took evasive action, Hurt study
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
No loss Capsize Wobble Lost wheelie Slide-out High-side Ran off road
Loss of control mode Percent
Self-taught (n = 272) Family, friends (n = 235) Formal training (n = 40)
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Loss of control mode by rider training for Thailand riders who took evasive action
Capsize High-side Ran off road Slide out No loss of control 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Percent
Family, friends (n = 65) Self-taught (n = 471)
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Loss of control mode among riders who took evasive action
Ran off road High side Slide-out Capsize No Loss
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Percent Thailand (N = 550) Hurt study (N = 603)
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Thailand, cumulative percent distribution, front and rear skid mark length
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 35
Skid length, meters Cumulative percent
Front (n=33) Rear (n=105)
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Time from Precipitating Event to impact, Thailand & Hurt studies
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 1 2 3 4 5 7
Time, seconds
Cumulative %
Hurt Study Thailand
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But lower crash speeds mean less severe injuries, right? Right?
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Brake type and frequency
- f braking slide-out
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Thailand, rider training and collision avoidance action
10 20 30 40 50 60 No action Braking
- nly
Swerve
- nly
Brake & swerve Other
Self-taught Family, friends