Citation

Ponboon S. Proc. Road Saf. Four Continents Conf. 2007; 14: 14p.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Conference Sponsor)

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Abstract

Motorcycle crash presents a massive loss among all road crashes in Thailand. Every year, almost 10,000 motorcyclists lost their life on the road. Even though the related organizations have been trying to overcome this problem; the same figure still remains in the recent years. Since the characteristics of motorcycle design and traveling pattern are different from other vehicle types, the lack of understanding in its crash pattern can create the difficulties in proposing the effective countermeasures. This study attempts to present the characteristics of motorcycle crash in Thailand by using the statistical analysis and the in-depth analysis. Injury Surveillance data, obtained from 28 center hospital database was collected and highlighted on all relevant issues for motorcycle crashes. Crash investigations or accident in-depth analysis, was performed by the Thailand Accident Research Center to acquire mechanism of crash and victims injuries. Finally, the issues of crash type, young rider, helmet use and effectiveness, and injury characteristics were presented. The recommended countermeasures were also proposed in order to satisfy the reduction of both number of crash and level of injuries among the countries with high motorcycle population.