Motorcycle and Scooter Safety

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Motorcycle and Scooter Safety

• Speaker Joe Motha
• Economy Australia

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Acknowledgements

• Special thanks to the New South Wales Centre for
  Road Safety, Roads and Traffic Authority, New
  South Wales, Australia, for permission to use
  some of their excellent educational material.

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Two PTW workshops

• Motorcycle and Scooter Safety Summit The Road
  Ahead
• Canberra, Australia, 10-11 April 2008.
• OECD/ITF Workshop on Motorcycling Safety
• Lillehammer, Norway, 10-11 June 2008.

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OECD/ITF Workshop

• Organised in association with Norwegian Public
  Roads Administration.
• Objectives identify problems discuss practical
  solutions propose measures to improve safety.
• About 100 participants from 21 countries,
  including Australia.

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OECD/ITF Workshop General principles

• Stakeholder cooperation Improving safety
  requires continuing dialogue and cooperation.
• Transport and infrastructure policy Include
  motorcycles in transport policy and
  infrastructure policy/management.
• Research and evaluation Countermeasures must be
  founded on evidence-based scientific research
  into driver and rider behaviour and before/after
  evaluations conducted.

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OECD/ITF Workshop Practical measures

• Training programs for motorcyclists Countries
  have different training needs based on vehicle
  fleet and riding environment
• - training should build on existing standards,
  focus on risk awareness/avoidance and develop
  understanding of rider/motorcycle capacities and
  limitations.

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OECD/ITF Workshop Practical measures

• Improved training for general drivers Include
  awareness and acceptance of motorcyclists and
  traffic scanning strategies as component of
  training.
• Braking systems Manufacturers to continue to
  introduce advanced braking systems such as
  combined braking systems and ABS.
• Safety messages to riders Develop safety
  messages in partnership with rider groups.
  Develop codes of responsible practice eg
  motorcycling press, rider organisations.

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OECD/ITF Workshop Practical measures

• Integrated awareness campaigns Regular targeted
  campaigns for motorcyclists and other road users.
  Road safety means road sharing
• Guidelines for development of road infrastructure
  and training for road designers Include measures
  for accommodating motorcycles in infrastructure
  guidelines.
• Protective equipment for riders Promote existing
  standards or develop if they dont exist.

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OECD/ITF Workshop Practical measures

• Policy dialogue Meetings to facilitate
  communication and build confidence between
  motorcycle stakeholders and policy makers.
• ITS Incorporate enhanced motorcycle awareness
  into all vehicle ITS projects.
• Innovation and pilot schemes If countermeasures
  not based on research, test and evaluate in pilot
  scheme.

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OECD/ITF Workshop Practical measures

• Speed warning systems Encourage use as
  technology develops.
• Global technical regulations Minimum safety
  performance should be based on Global Technical
  Regulations.
• Headlamps in daytime To improve conspicuity, new
  motorcycles automatically on others switch
  on when motorcycle is started.

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OECD/ITF Workshop More information

• For more information
• http//www.internationaltransportforum.org/jtrc/sa
  fety/Lillehammer2008/Lillehammer08FinalReport.pdf
  searchmotorcycle safety workshop
• http//www.internationaltransportforum.org/jtrc/sa
  fety/Lillehammer2008/Lillehammer08FinalReportAnnex
  es.pdf

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Australian Summit

• First ever national motorcycle and scooter safety
  summit.
• About 100 participants by invitation only.
• Objectives Explore key issues identify scope to
  improve existing safety measures and develop new
  measures provide input to new National Road
  Safety Strategy based on practical,
  evidence-based measures.
• International and Australian speakers.

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Australian Summit

• Seven workshop topics with facilitators.
• Record of proceedings available on disk.
• Report at http//www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/
  safety/publications/2009/msss_report.aspx

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Recommendations

• Seven categories data and analysis rider
  protection training and licensing education
  risk taking enforcement road infrastructure and
  roadside hazards.
• Recommendations one key action (first dot point
  red text) other recommendations future
  directions.

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Data and analysis

• Working Group of stakeholders to develop
  information strategy to define data needs in
  short, medium and long term.
• PTWs included in all transport planning.
• Link separate databases.
• Periodic quality audits of databases.
• Harmonise data definitions and codes.

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Data and analysis

• Real time data on-line collection.
• Use in-depth studies like MAIDS to identify key
  factors in crashes
• New technology to improve crash investigation eg
  GPS data, digital cameras.
• Use improved data to evaluate rider training.
• Improve analysis of crash stats by vehicle class
  (eg trikes, quads, mopeds etc)

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Rider protection

• Implement star rating system for protective
  clothing.
• Access to good information on protective
  clothing.
• Seek GST exemption for clothing.
• Review helmet standard to align with
  international best practice.
• Encourage potential funding bodies (insurance
  companies, manufacturers etc) to fund data
  collection and research to establish if any
  design features are systematically related to
  particular injuries.

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Training and licensing

• Convene expert group to develop criteria for
  national graduated training and licensing
  systems.
• Implement post-licence training as continuation
  of licensing process, particularly for returning
  riders.
• Incorporate best practice knowledge, attitudes
  and higher order cognitive skills into rider
  education programs.
• Incentives for riders to stay on Learner Approved
  Motorcycle Scheme (LAMS) lower reg
  fees/premiums

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Education

• Public education strategies for motorcycle and
  scooter safety should include key messages for
  riders and other road users.
• Identify jurisdiction-specific safety issues that
  can be addressed through education and implement
  appropriate targeted actions.
• Share motorcycle public education strategies
  nationally where appropriate.

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Education

• Establish key partnerships between riders, road
  safety authorities and other stakeholders (eg
  insurers) to help in delivery of motorcycle
  safety messages.
• Explore new ways to communicate messages viral
  marketing, national motorcycle awareness day.
• Conduct attitudinal and behavioural research on
  riders and drivers attitudes to riders.

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Education

• Establish/maintain effective consultative
  framework for road safety authorities and rider
  reps to develop safety messages.
• Evaluate existing messages including engagement,
  recognition and behaviour change among target
  audience.
• Provide training for crash scene police to help
  them identify hazards and issues specific to
  motorcycle crashes.

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Risk taking

• Education campaigns focused on high attention
  levels, manage risks and take responsibility for
  themselves/rider groups by not engaging in risky
  behaviour.
• Research role of fatigue in single-vehicle
  crashes and in group riding and use results to
  develop education program.
• Education campaigns addressing speeding and
  unlicensed, unregistered and intoxicated riders.

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Risk taking

• Targeted education campaign with message that
  motorcycles and alcohol do not mix.
• Share info on fatigue with OHS agencies and
  mining industry examine military responses to
  fatigue.
• Promote group rides to minimise fatigue.

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Enforcement

• Implement community policing campaigns to educate
  other road users to be mindful of motorcyclists.
• Target enforcement at high-risk behaviour,
  including offences other than speeding.
• Target drivers and riders commiting life
  endangering offences, particularly non-licensed
  riders and non-registered motorcycles.

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Enforcement

• Need for both overt and covert enforcement. Mix
  provides better anywhere, anytime effect.
• Investigate alternative vehicle identification
  systems such as radio frequency identification
  devices.

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Road infrastructure and roadside hazards

• Develop Australia-wide website for reporting road
  hazards.
• Scope best practice infrastructure-related
  motorcycle safety measures and develop national
  guidelines.
• Scope best practice safety measures for roadside
  barriers.

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Road infrastructure and roadside hazards

• Auditing schemes for roadside hazards take
  account of specific motorcycle hazards.
• Communicate research and best practice by
  facilitating professional development education
  for traffic engineers.
• Review national motorcycle-related black spot
  funding criteria treating these will also
  benefit other vehicles.

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Current work

• Development of new post-2010 National Road Safety
  Strategy.
• Good Gear Guide for Motorcycle and Scooter Riders.