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From: temin@ut-sally.UUCP (@ rest)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Motorcycle safety
Message-ID: <4333@ut-sally.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 28-Feb-86 16:45:03 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 28 16:45:03 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 1-Mar-86 23:43:41 EST
Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas
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Keywords: Hurt report

A friend and I just completed the MSF basic motorcycle safety
course.  We both found it worthwhile, though I've been riding
over 2 years and my friend even longer.

The instructor had a summary of the results from the Hurt report.
The most interesting stat was that most motorcycle accidents
involve a car hitting a bike at an intersection, where the
bio%is going straight across and the car is coming from the
other direction and making a left turn (across the path of
the bike).  So FRONTAL visibility is important -- I went
out and bought a fairing (we both also have headlight
modulators, and they make a big difference).

The Hurt report is apparently a lengthy document, but here's
the citation off the summary if anyone wants it (it is
available from NTIS, and perhaps USC):

Hurt, H.H., Ouellet,J. V., and Thom, D.R.
"Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of Counter 
Measures."  Volume 1: Technical Report
Trafffic Safety Center, USC  Jan 1981

Aaron
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Aaron Temin, CS Dept., University of Texas, Austin, Texas
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