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Journal of Automotive Safety and Energy ›› 2023, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (5): 563-569.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8484.2023.05.005

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Analysis of the accidents and injury characteristics of motorcyclists in motorized 2-wheelers and pillion passengers

LIU Zhuzi1(), LIU Yangyang2, ZOU Tiefang2,*(), CAO Taishan2   

  1. 1. Medicine School of Changsha Social Work College, Changsha 410004, China
    2. School of Automobile and Mechanical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology,Changsha 410114, China
  • Received:2023-04-03 Revised:2023-06-26 Online:2023-10-31 Published:2023-10-31

Abstract:

The accident characteristics of manned motorized two-wheelers (including motorcycles and electric bicycles) were investigated. 170 manned motorized two-wheeler accidents with video were analyzed, the general accident characteristics were counted, and the system clustering method was used to extract typical accident scenarios and explore the human injury characteristics in different scenarios. The results shown that manned motorized two-wheeler mainly occur at intersections with dry roads and lighting, with vehicle speed mostly concentrated between 10~50 km/h and motorcycle speed 10~40 km/h; 8 typical scenarios extracted by clustering cover 78.9% of the total sample, and significant differences between human head and chest injuries (>78%); and overall, the rider injury is heavier than the occupant injury. The occupant chest injury is more serious than that of the cyclist when the car speed is going straight at 50 km/h with the motorcycle going straight at 20~40 km/h. These results would reveal better prior knowledge of motorized 2-wheelers accidents.

Key words: motorized 2-wheelers accidents, motorcyclists and pillion passengers, accident scene, injury, cluster analysis

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