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High Risk for Young Riders of Light Motorcycles

Posted on March 25, 2026 by nradmin
Young riders of light motorcycles face a 36 times higher risk of being killed or seriously injured in traffic compared to young car drivers, according to new research from the Institute of Transport Economics (TØI). Photo: Shutterstock.com A new report from the Institute of Transport...

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Motorcycle Safety – Updated Knowledge

Posted on December 2, 2016 by nradmin
Among the most important risk factors for motorcyclists are high speed and young riders, while drunk riding is not a common problem. A new report contains updated versions of five chapters of the Handbook of Road Safety Measures about motorcycle safety. Literature studies were conducted with a...

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Less-sharp Guardrails Can Save Motorcyclists

Posted on September 14, 2015 by nradmin
Crash tests involving motorcycles and guardrails have been conducted in Sweden for the first time. The results are striking – motorcyclists can look forward to safer guardrails, as demonstrated by four crash tests that the Folksam insurance company has funded at the VTI crash safety...

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Greater Risk for Motorcyclists in Intersections and on Small Roads

Posted on October 16, 2014 by nradmin
Deaths and severe injuries of motorcyclists occur more often in urban areas, in intersections and on smaller roads than is the case for car drivers. A VTI study reveals where and how severely motorcyclists are being injured. Calculations for 2011 and 2012 show that, in the April–October period,...

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