Protective clothing and impact protection for motorcyclists

Bianca Albanese; Lauren Meredith; Tom Whyte; Tom Gibson; Liz de Rome; Michael Fitzharris; Matthew Baldock; Julie Brown

Protective clothing and impact protection for motorcyclists

Bianca Albanese, Lauren Meredith, Tom Whyte, Tom Gibson, Liz de Rome, Michael Fitzharris, Matthew Baldock, Julie Brown

Monash University Accident Research Centre

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Abstract

Impact protectors are worn by motorcyclists to reduce the risk and severity of injuries in crashes, but previous research reports no benefit in terms of preventing fractures. This study examined the performance of impact protectors worn in serious injury crashes and their energy attenuation performance when tested under the European Standard (EN1621-1). Eighty-three percent of impact protectors tested met Standard requirements. While only 4 impact injuries (defined as fractures, dislocations, avulsions) occurred in protected regions, no association between energy attenuation and these injuries was found. Characteristics other than energy attenuation may be important for protection, but further research is needed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference
Editors	G.A. Mattos, R.H. Grzebieta, A. Williamson
Place of Publication	ACT Australia
Publisher	Australasian College of Road Safety
Number of pages	3
Publication status	Published - 2016

Keywords

motorcycle
protective equipment
impact protection
injury
crash

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https://acrs.org.au/article/protective-clothing-and-impact-protection-for-motorcyclists/

Austroads Project - Motorcycle In-Depth Study
Fitzharris, M.
1/07/13 → 30/06/14
Project: Research

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Albanese, B., Meredith, L., Whyte, T., Gibson, T., de Rome, L., Fitzharris, M., Baldock, M., & Brown, J. (2016). Protective clothing and impact protection for motorcyclists. In G. A. Mattos, R. H. Grzebieta, & A. Williamson (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference Australasian College of Road Safety. https://acrs.org.au/article/protective-clothing-and-impact-protection-for-motorcyclists/

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Albanese, B, Meredith, L, Whyte, T, Gibson, T, de Rome, L, Fitzharris, M, Baldock, M & Brown, J 2016, Protective clothing and impact protection for motorcyclists. in GA Mattos, RH Grzebieta & A Williamson (eds), Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference. Australasian College of Road Safety, ACT Australia. <https://acrs.org.au/article/protective-clothing-and-impact-protection-for-motorcyclists/>

Protective clothing and impact protection for motorcyclists. / Albanese, Bianca; Meredith, Lauren; Whyte, Tom et al.
Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference. ed. / G.A. Mattos; R.H. Grzebieta; A. Williamson. ACT Australia: Australasian College of Road Safety, 2016.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other

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Protective clothing and impact protection for motorcyclists

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Austroads Project - Motorcycle In-Depth Study

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