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Motorcycle protective clothing: Protection from injury or just the weather?

Date

Authors

de Romea, Liz

Ivers, Rebecca

Fitzharris, Michael

Du, Wei

Haworth, Narelle

Heritier, Stephane

Richardson, Drew

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Background: Apart from helmets, little is known about the effectiveness of motorcycle protective clothing in reducing injuries in crashes. The study aimed to quantify the association between usage of motorcycle clothing and injury in crashes. Methods and

Keywords

Keywords: Body armour; Confidence interval; Crash; Face-to-face interview; Injury; Insurance premiums; Material damages; Personal protective equipment; Poisson regression; Related injuries; Relative risks; Repair services; Rider; Tax exemptions; Accident prevention Accident; Crash; Injury; Motorcycle; Personal protective equipment; Protective clothing; Rider

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/69685

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.aap.2011.04.027

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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