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?

• “Formally trained” riders in the Hurt study were mostly LAPD or CHP motor officers, who had far more rigorous training than most rider training courses and more riding experience. • In Thailand, only one rider had any formal training.

Rider collision avoidance braking by rider training, Hurt Study 50 Self-taught (n = 393) 45 Family, friends (n = 340) 40 Formal training (n = 61) 35 Percent 34 30 31 31 31 33 25 30 28 26 24 20 15 10 5 0 None Front (any Rear only or rear brake combination) & swerve

Rider evasive action choice & execution by rider training, Hurt study Formal training 36.1 18 29.5 11.5 (n = 61) Family, friends 31.5 15.2 35.6 9.9 (n = 343) Self-taught 30.5 19.5 30.5 14 (n = 400) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100 % No Action Right choice, poor execution Wrong choice, good execution Wrong choice, poor execution Proper choice and execution

Loss of control mode by rider training for riders who took evasive action, Hurt study 70 Self-taught (n = 272) 60 Family, friends (n = 235) 50 Formal training (n = 40) Percent 40 30 20 10 0 No loss Capsize Wobble Lost Slide-out High-side Ran off wheelie road Loss of control mode

Loss of control mode by rider training for Thailand riders who took evasive action Ran off road Family, friends (n = 65) High-side Self-taught (n = 471) Slide out No loss of Capsize control 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Percent

Loss of control mode among riders who took evasive action Ran off road Thailand (N = 550) Hurt study (N = 603) High side Slide-out Capsize No Loss 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Percent

Thailand, cumulative percent distribution, front and rear skid mark length 100 90 Cumulative percent 80 Front (n=33) 70 60 Rear (n=105) 50 40 30 20 10 0 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 35 Skid length, meters

Time from Precipitating Event to impact, Thailand & Hurt studies 100 90 80 Cumulative % 70 60 50 Hurt Study 40 Thailand 30 20 10 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 7 Time, seconds

But lower crash speeds mean less severe injuries, right? Right?

Brake type and frequency of braking slide-out

Thailand, rider training and collision avoidance action 60 50 Self-taught Family, friends 40 30 20 10 0 No action Braking Swerve Brake & Other only only swerve