Citation

Haworth NL, Mulvihill CM. Proc. Australas. Road Safety Res. Policing Educ. Conf. 2004; 8(1).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, copyright holder varies, Publisher Monash University)

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Abstract

This paper describes the findings of the first stage of a program of research into hazard perception training for motorcyclists. Based on a literature review and the results of an analysis of Victorian motorcycle crash data, the paper examines differences in the hazard perception and responding skills and requirements of novice riders and drivers. The implications of these findings for riders' training needs and the role and potential utility of a hazard perception test for motorcyclists are then discussed in brief. Motorcycle riders are subject to specific hazards in addition to those that they have in common with car drivers. The rider's evaluation of level of risk also needs to take account of the different performance characteristics of a motorcycle compared with a car and the lower levels of injury protection afforded by the motorcycle. Thus, the findings regarding hazard perception in car drivers and the content and delivery of training that has been developed for car drivers may not necessarily be appropriate for motorcycle riders.