Motorcycle riders’ perception of helmet use: Complaints and dissatisfaction
| Autor: | A. Stendardo, Joannes Chliaoutakis, Michael D. Gilchrist, Dietmar Otte, Georgia Tzamalouka, Timo Lajunen, Türker Özkan, Anna Morandi, Chiara Orsi, Alessandra Marinoni, J. Dias Pereira |
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| Přispěvatelé: | OpenMETU |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Accident prevention
Adult Male Engineering Motorcycle accident media_common.quotation_subject Applied psychology Case control study Poison control Human Factors and Ergonomics Helmet use Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Perception Injury prevention Forensic engineering Humans Safety Risk Reliability and Quality media_common Helmet business.industry Prevention Accidents Traffic Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Motorcycle rider Cognitive ability Human factors and ergonomics Case-control study Equipment Design Europe Logistic Models Attitude Motorcycles Case-Control Studies Multivariate Analysis Road safety Female Head Protective Devices business |
| Zdroj: | Accident Analysis & Prevention. 44:111-117 |
| ISSN: | 0001-4575 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.aap.2010.12.029 |
| Popis: | In accidents which involve two-wheeled vehicles the helmet plays a life-saving role, but very little is known about the motorcycle rider's perception of the helmet. We evaluated the relationships between having been involved in an accident and dissatisfaction with the helmet, and between the perception of motorcycle riders and the objective features of the helmet. This was a case–control study: riders of motorized two-wheelers who had been involved in accidents (accident cases) were compared against a similarly interviewed sample of riders that had not been in accidents (control cases). Information about the driver, the vehicle and the helmet was collected in all interviews. To evaluate the relationships, logistic regressions were carried out. The majority of drivers were dissatisfied with their helmets, but no evidence was found to link this dissatisfaction with having been involved in an accident. The two most common complaints related to noisiness, followed by the helmet visor. Complaints did not seem to be statistically associated with physical features of the helmet. Deposited by bulk import 5/11/2013. SB. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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