TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Impact of pavement defects on motorcycles' road safety
JO  - Procedia - social and behavioral sciences
A1  - Bella, Francesco
A1  - Calvi, Alessandro
A1  - D'Amico, Fabrizio
SP  - 942
EP  - 951
VL  - 53
IS  - 
N2  - Degradation of the pavement has a significant impact on road safety and, in particular, asphalt polishing turns out to be very hazardous for powered two wheelers. The paper reports the results of a study aimed at analysing the effects of asphalt polishing of pavements on the dynamic behaviour of motorcycles. A dynamic simulation code was used in order to understand the motorcycles dynamics parameters in different conditions, define a model of the dynamic behaviour of motorcycle and propose a useful tool for planning maintenance interventions based on the risk associated to the asphalt polishing of the pavement.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1877-0428
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.943
ID  - ref1
ER  -