This paper investigates the dynamics of four motorcycle crashes that occurred on or near a curve (Edwards Corner) on a section of the Mulholland Highway called “The Snake.” This section of highway is located in the Santa Monica Mountains of California. All four accidents were captured on video and they each involved a high-side fall of the motorcycle and rider. This article reports a technical description and analysis of these videos in which the motion of the motorcycles and riders is quantified. To aid in the analysis, the authors mapped Edwards Corner using both a Sokkia total station and a Faro laser scanner. This mapping data enabled analysis of the videos to determine the initial speed of the motorcycles, to identify where in the curve particular rider actions occurred, to quantify the motion of the motorcycles and riders, and to characterize the roadway radius and superelevation throughout the curve. For each crash video, this paper reports quantitative data from the crash along with a qualitative description of the rider’s actions.


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    Title :

    Video Analysis of Motorcycle and Rider Dynamics During High-Side Falls


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    WCX™ 17: SAE World Congress Experience ; 2017



    Publication date :

    2017-03-28




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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