Instrumented On-Road Study of Motorcycle Riders

The objective of this project is to explore the feasibility of collecting naturalistic data from motorcycle riders, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently funded a pilot study in which instrumentation was adapted for motorcycles and data were successfully collected from several instrumented motorcycles for a short period of time. In this project, 160 motorcycles will be instrumented to collect naturalistic data for one year, continuously, whenever the motorcycle is ridden. The objective of this project is to conduct the necessary data collection, data reduction, analyses, and reporting in order to collect data on real world motorcycle riding behaviors to identify countermeasures to reduce unsafe riding behavior.

    Language

    • English

    Project

    • Status: Active
    • Funding: $2,647,896
    • Contract Numbers:

      DTNH22-11-D-00231

    • Sponsor Organizations:

      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

      1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
      Washington, D.C.  United States  20590

      Office of Behavioral Safety Research

      1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
      Washington, District of Columbia  United States  20590
    • Managing Organizations:

      National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

      1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
      Washington, D.C.  United States  20590
    • Project Managers:

      Atkins, Randolph

    • Performing Organizations:

      Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

      3500 Transportation Research Plaza
      Blacksburg, Virginia  United States  24061
    • Start Date: 20110915
    • Expected Completion Date: 20231231
    • Actual Completion Date: 0
    • USDOT Program: Behavioral Safety Research
    • Subprogram: Motorcycle Safety

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    Filing Info

    • Accession Number: 01490707
    • Record Type: Research project
    • Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
    • Contract Numbers: DTNH22-11-D-00231
    • Files: RIP
    • Created Date: Aug 29 2013 1:02AM