Citation

Sekine M, Sakamoto I, Houzu H, Nishi T, Morita K. Trans. Soc. Automot. Eng. Jpn. 2017; 48(3): 711-716.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan)

DOI

10.11351/jsaeronbun.48.711

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Since the traveling sound of an electric motorcycle is smaller than that of a gasoline motorcycle, pedestrians may not be able to easily recognize the traveling sound of an approaching motorcycle. We conducted a running test of a typical electric motorcycle sold in Japan to determine the distance needed for pedestrians to recognize its approaching sound. Further, the distance traveled from the occurrence of a hazardous event until the riders stopped their motorcycle was estimated in order to consider the measures necessary to ensure safety.

Language: ja

Keywords

Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System; and ride comfort; noise; quietness; safety; vibration