Search for dissertations about: "motorcycles"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the word motorcycles.

  2. 1. Car crashes with two-wheelers in China: Proposal and assessment of C-NCAP automated emergency braking test scenarios

    Author : Bo Sui; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; cluster analysis; China; AEB; PTW; motorcycles; benefit assessment; C-NCAP; future safety systems; two-wheelers; ADAS;

    Abstract : In China, around 15,000 users of two-wheelers (TWs) die on the road every year. Passenger cars are the dominating crash opponent of TWs in road traffic crashes. Understanding the characteristics of car crashes with TWs is essential to enhance cars’ safety performance and improve the safety of TW riders in China. READ MORE

  4. 2. Towards a Safe System Approach to Prevent Health Loss among Motorcyclists

    Author : Matteo Rizzi; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Stability; ABS; Safe System; Motorcycle; Powered Two Wheelers; Antilock Brakes;

    Abstract : Health loss among motorcyclists is a global road safety problem for which innovative countermeasures are needed. While the traditional motorcycle safety approach has focused on protective gear and rider education, the Safe System approach adopted in Sweden and other countries implies that the road, the vehicle and the road user, in conjunction with a safe speed limit, should interact to create a safe road transport system. READ MORE

  5. 3. Snowmobile, motorcycle and moose-car accidents : aspects on injury control

    Author : Ulf Björnstig; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Injury; accident; prevention; snowmobile; motorcycle; moose-car collision;

    Abstract : Injuries related to snowmobiles, motorcycles and moose-car collisions have increased. The aim of the present thesis was to analyse mechanisms and consequences in fatal and non-fatal accidents of these types, and to penetrate possible preventive measures.SnowmobilesThe median age of the injured was 30 and of the killed 32, males pre­dominating. READ MORE

  6. 4. The impact of safe community program on safety promotion among motorcyclists in Iran with focus on helmet usage

    Author : Alireza Moghisi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Safe community;

    Abstract : Background: Injuries to motorcyclists are an important public health problem. Motorcycles' riders and pillions have the highest public health burden in terms of disability adjusted life years (DALY) lost. Many countries are facing the problem of a rapidly growing motorcyclists' death. READ MORE

  7. 5. Factors Associated with Motorcylists' Safety at Access Points along Primary Roads in Malaysia

    Author : Marizwan Manan; Trafik och väg; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; access point; primary road; motorcyclists’ behavior; Safety Performance function; Motorcycle accident fatality;

    Abstract : More than 50% of road accident fatality victims in Malaysia are motorcyclists, numbering more than 4,000 fatalities per year. The aim of this thesis is to investigate motorcyclists’ road safety problems in general in Malaysia, and narrow down the focus to the most salient road infrastructure related risk factors. READ MORE