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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Gender and age distribution of motorcycle crashes in Spain.
Ma Josefa Sospedra-baezaSergio Hidalgo-fuentessubject
AdultEmploymentMaleTime FactorsAdolescentNames of the days of the weekPoison controlDistribution (economics)CrashAge and genderYoung AdultAge DistributionLeisure ActivitiesAge groups0502 economics and businessHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesSex Distribution050107 human factorsAged050210 logistics & transportationbusiness.industry05 social sciencesPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthAccidents TrafficMiddle AgedMotorcyclesSpainFemaleHead Protective DevicesPsychologybusinesshuman activitiesSafety ResearchDemographydescription
This study analysed motorcycle crashes in Spain. Ninety-nine thousand three hundred and four motorcycle crash reports filed in the years 2006-2011 were extracted from the Directorate General of Traffic database of crashes with victims. These data were analysed in terms of gender, age groups, trip purpose, type of crash, speed violation, day of the week, harm caused, use of helmet and psychophysical conditions of the driver to study the characteristics of motorcycle crashes in Spain and to assess the differences between male and female motorcycle drivers in these crashes. Significant differences were found in all the variables considered in the study, which implies gender differences in the profile of the injured motorcycle driver. The severity of motorcycle crashes suffered by male drivers is higher than that of women. These results corroborate the need to develop measures differentiated by gender, based on their profile.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-25 | International journal of injury control and safety promotion |