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Motorcyclist Is the Right-of-Way Violator: A Population-Based Study of Motorcycle Right-of-Way Crash in Taiwan
- Source :
- Journal of Advanced Transportation. Annual, 2018, Vol. 2018
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The most typical and catastrophic car-motorcycle crash occurs when a car manoeuvres into the path of an approaching motorcycle at an intersection, which involves a car driver violating motorcycle's right of way (ROW). In Taiwan, however, motorcyclists are frequently the ROW violator--they are observed to frequently infringe upon the ROW of oncoming vehicles at intersections. Such a ROW crash in which a left-turn motorcyclist crosses in front of approaching traffic appears to be a safety problem in terms of its frequency and accident consequence. Using the National Taiwan Crash Database, the present study estimates a logistic regression model to predict the likelihood of an approach-turn motorcycle-turning crash (relative to a car-turning crash). Results indicate that given a ROW crash where the rider was female, old, drunk, unlicensed, riding a moped, and on a NBU roadway, the likelihood of a motorcycle-turning crash tends to increase. Our study contributes to the existing motorcycle safety research by reporting the determinants of the unique crashes in which the motorcyclist is the ROW violator.<br />1. Introduction Past studies [1-5] have identified motorcycle right-of-way (ROW) crash as the most typical and catastrophic car-motorcycle crash that occurs at an intersection. The crash type involves a car [...]
- Subjects :
- Right of way
Motorcyclists
Databases
Motor vehicle drivers
Transportation industry
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01976729
- Volume :
- 2018
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Journal of Advanced Transportation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.591394836
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/9543787