Evaluation of Motorcycle Safety in Kansas
The main objectives of this study are to investigate the characteristics of motorcycle crashes in Kansas to identify critical characteristics and to evaluate the effect of helmet use on motorcycle crash injury outcome. At the same time, this project will identify other factors that contribute towards increased severity related to motorcycle crashes and concerns that motorcyclists have regarding wearing of helmets, thereby evaluating the overall motorcycle safety situation in Kansas.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
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Contract Numbers:
KSU-09-1
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Sponsor Organizations:
Kansas Department of Transportation
Eisenhower State Office Building
700 SW Harrison Street
Topeka, KS United States 66603-3754 -
Project Managers:
Bodyk, Pete
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Performing Organizations:
Kansas State University Transportation Center
Kansas State University
Department of Civil Engineering
Manhattan, KS United States 66506 -
Principal Investigators:
Dissanayake, Sunanda
- Start Date: 20090303
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- Source Data: RiP Project 21281
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash severity; Motorcycle crashes; Motorcycle helmets; Research projects; Safety
- Geographic Terms: Kansas
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01464263
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Kansas State University Transportation Center
- Contract Numbers: KSU-09-1
- Files: UTC, RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:39PM