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Analysis of Motorcyclist Safety Data in Texas Eva M. Shipp, PhD Amber B. Trueblood, DrPH, MPH Crash Analytics Team Center for Transportation Safety
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AnalysisofMotorcyclistSafetyDatainTexasEvaM.Shipp,PhD
AmberB.Trueblood,DrPH,MPHCrashAnalyticsTeam
CenterforTransportationSafety
Today’sobjectives
• ProjectOverview
• Data
• Questions
Projectgoal
Understandcrashcomplexity
Prioritizepointsforintervention
Preventdeath&injury
OurprojectCrashdatabase Detailedanalyses
Crashdatabase
• 2010– 2015• Allcrashes(allseverities)• Othersources– Registrationdata– VINdata(enginesize)– License/trainingdata(DPS)– Roadwaystructure(GEOHINI,RHiNo)
Statisticalanalysis
– HurtReport– Beyondtraditionalcrashanalyses
– VMT
Selectedfindings
Crashseverity,2015Fatal6%
Incapacitating22%
Nonincapacitating37%
Possible21%
Noinjury14%
About8,000crashesperyear
Crashes:motorcyclevsothers
Crashes2010-2015
VMT:Howmuchareridersriding?
<1%TexasVMT-
14%offatalities
Travelsurveys Population
data License&trainingdata
Rates:Motorcyclesvsothers
Rates:Motorcyclesvsothers
.3
VMTbyage
Riders
Motorcycletrips75-80%ofallmotorcycleVMTis50milesorlessperrider
Rural
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Urban Rural
Fatalorincapacitatinginjuries
30%ofcrashesarerural
Impairedcrashes
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
FatalCrashes PDO
PercentImpairedMotorcycleCrashes
Impairedriders
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%
Impairedriders Unimpaired
Fatalorincapacitatinginjury
Impairment&helmetuse
Helmetuse&injuryseverity
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Fatalities PDO
Lackofhelmetuse
Speed
Motorcyclecrashtype
SVROR50%
65%Overturned
24%Hitfixedobject
Motorcyclecrashtype
25%FTYROW-Left
MEndorsement
40%NoMendorsement
ComparisonwithHurtReport
MotorcycleAccident CauseFactorsandIdentification ofCountermeasures, Volume1:Technical Report, Hurt, H.H.,Ouellet,J.V.andThom,D.R., TrafficSafetyCenter, UniversityofSouthernCalifornia, LosAngeles, California 90007,Contract No.DOTHS-5-01160,January1981(FinalReport).
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