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

2017-01-1413

03/28/2017

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WCX™ 17: SAE World Congress Experience
Authors Abstract
Content
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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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2017-01-1413
Pages
12
Citation
Rose, N., Carter, N., Pentecost, D., and Hashemian, A., "Video Analysis of Motorcycle and Rider Dynamics During High-Side Falls," SAE Technical Paper 2017-01-1413, 2017, https://doi.org/10.4271/2017-01-1413.
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Published
Mar 28, 2017
Product Code
2017-01-1413
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English