Gallery: Honda kick starts motorcycle safety tech

Honda cites an EU funded research project called the Motorcycle In-Depth Study published in 1999, which found of the 88 percent of motorcycle accidents caused by human error, 38 percent were due to the motorcyclist and 50 percent were the fault of the other driver.

Of the latter, the majority of accidents occurred because of perception failures (failing to see the motorcycle) or comprehension failures (not recognising the approaching object as a motorcycle) or decision failures (failing to assess the speed of the oncoming motorcycle and pulling out).

A significant proportion of motorcycle accidents involve an oncoming vehicle either pulling out of a minor road on a junction into the path of the motorcycle, or crossing into the path of an oncoming motorcycle to turn right from a major road into a minor road.

Photo credit: Honda

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Donorcycle: I agree with you. However I also feel that if you do not have anything in your head that you want to protect then you should be able to decide if you want to wear a helmet or not. BTW I never ride without a helmet, boots, gloves, or a jacket.... (Read the rest); Posted by: lobo1953 Posted on: 11/05/08 You are currently: a Guest | Log in | Terms of Use