Motorcycle accident studies and research highlights that human factors play a major role in accidents involving motorcycles, and major in-depth motorcycle accident causation studies show that the basic problem is the issue of limited attention and perception of car drivers towards motorcycles and scooters.
In the case of motorcycle collisions with other vehicles:
The research identified motorcyclists as the primary cause factor in less than 1% of all
cases while car drivers were identified as the primary cause factor in over 50% of all
cases.
In the case of single vehicle crashes:
• While human behaviour has an important influence, the cause of the accident is frequently
due to the motorcycle’s tyres lost of traction or simply due to bad road design;
• In the case of speeding or going too fast for the conditions of the road, lack of experience
is often an important factor;
However, poor road design and maintenance mainly contribute to motorcycle crashes,
injuries, and fatalities. A variety of common road conditions and design factors represent
hazards for motorcyclists.
FEMA has selected what we believe to be the most important aspects to focus on in order to significantly improve motorcycle safety in Europe.
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CONCLUSIONS
There is a tendency in research concerning motorcycles to stereotype riders as having a
unique identity which separates them from the rest of society. In fact there have been
numerous ethnographic studies about ‘bikers’ with a specific lifestyle. However, these
stereotypes represent a very small part of a much bigger picture. As explained in chapter one,
many social riders are part of a motorcycling network with international affiliations and there
are strong cultural foundations underlying riders’ rights movements which form the backbone
of FEMA, with concerns that stem from the social networks of the motorcycling community.
But as this document has attempted to highlight, motorcyclists come from all walks of life and
motorcycles come in all shapes and sizes.
Unfortunately, the motorcycle remains a largely misunderstood mode of transport, for far too
long shrouded in clouds of misconception about both the nature of the machines themselves
and the nature of the people who ride them. The reality is that motorcycles have long since
evolved and modern motorcycles are clean, quiet, well designed and come in a variety of
different styles.
Whether a person rides a motorcycle for social, leisure, professional or commuter purposes,
for many people a motorcycle is a transport mode of choice. Many parts of Europe are
inaccessible by public transport and for some journeys private transport is the most practical
modal choice.
, ma occorre anche rapportare tale dato all' aumento di popolazione che l' Italia ha subito dal 1997 ad oggi, e non si tratta certo di aumenti trascurabili eh 
) induce la gente a sentirsi piu' sicura di quello che in realta' eì (uno studio dell'universita' di pisa di un paio di anni fa rilevava come mediamente i guidatori di SUV guidino in modo piu' imprudente perche' si sentono "protetti" dal loro mezzo in caso di scontro con un altro veicolo)
, ma la realtà è proprio questa, nuovi patentati a gogo, vecchi ptentati che mantengono la loro patente persino oltre la soglia degli 80 i quali possono benissimo guidare meglio di tanti ragazzotti, ma causa avanzamento dell' età sono biologicamente costretti a fare i conti con dei riflessi ridotti.
