ANALISI DELLA LESIVITÀ E DEI MECCANISMI DI CAUSA NEGLI INCIDENTI STRADALI AUTO-MOTO IN AMBITO URBANO

Motorcyclists are particularly vulnerable since worldwide they represent 23% of all road traffic deaths. Fatalities are decreasing but still not at the same rate of car occupants. Continuous monitoring of traffic accidents and their in-depth comprehension are necessary to develop effective countermeasures and to reduce the number of crashes as well as the injury severity. Forty powered two ‐ wheeler to other vehicle urban accidents have been analysed from the InSAFE database. The main crash configuration found was the head-on side collision (45%). Twenty-three percent of motorcyclists fell over before the crash. Head and thorax were the body regions most seriously injured. The results allowed the identification of possible countermeasures in terms of safety devices or re-design of vehicle sections in order to reduce the injuries in this subset of accidents.