Contributing Factors of Motorcycle Crashes in Barcelona, Spain
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https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v13i2.1883Keywords:
traffic accidents, motorcycles, mopeds, risk factors, road safetyAbstract
This study analyzed motorcycle and moped crashes in Barcelona (Spain). 53.190 reports of motorcycle and moped drivers involved in crashes in the years 2006–2011 were extracted from the Directorate General of Traffic database of crashes with victims. These data were analysed in terms of gender, age groups, trip purpose, day of the week, speed violation, use of helmet and harm caused to study the characteristics of motorcycle/moped crashes in Barcelona and to assess the differences between male and female motorcycle drivers in these crashes. The severity of motorcycle crashes suffered by male drivers is higher than that of women. Significant differences were found in all the variables considered in the study, which implies gender differences in the profile of the injured motorcycle/moped driver.
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Yamamoto, T., Hashiji, J., & Shankar, V. N. (2008). Underreporting in traffic accident data, bias in parameters and the structure of injury severity models. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 40(4), 1320-1329. doi:10.1016/j.aap.2007.10.016
Yeh, T. H., & Chang, H. L. (2009). Age and contributing factors to unlicensed teen motorcycling. Safety science, 47(1), 125-130. doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2008.02.002
Zambon, F., & Hasselberg, M. (2006a). Factors affecting the severity of injuries among young motorcyclists—a Swedish nationwide cohort study. Traffic injury prevention, 7(2), 143-149. doi:10.1080/15389580600555759
Zambon, F., & Hasselberg, M. (2006b). Socioeconomic differences and motorcycle injuries: age at risk and injury severity among young drivers: a Swedish nationwide cohort study. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 38(6), 1183-1189. doi:10.1016/j.aap.2006.05.005
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2019-10-03
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Hidalgo-Fuentes, S., & Sospedra-Baeza, M. (2019). Contributing Factors of Motorcycle Crashes in Barcelona, Spain. Ciencias Psicológicas, 13(2), 265–274. https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v13i2.1883
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