The role of experience and advanced training on performance in a motorcycle simulator

Crundall, D ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6030-3631, Stedmon, AW, Crundall, E and Saikayasit, R, 2014. The role of experience and advanced training on performance in a motorcycle simulator. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 73, pp. 81-90. ISSN 0001-4575

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Abstract

Motorcyclists are over-represented in collision statistics. While many collisions may be the direct fault of another road user, a considerable number of fatalities and injuries are due to the actions of the rider. While increased riding experience may improve skills, advanced training courses may be required to evoke the safest riding behaviours. The current research assessed the impact of experience and advanced training on rider behaviour using a motorcycle simulator. Novice riders, experienced riders and riders with advanced training traversed a virtual world through varying speed limits and roadways of different curvature. Speed and lane position were monitored. In a comparison of 60 mph and 40 mph zones, advanced riders rode more slowly in the 40 mph zones, and had greater variation in lane position than the other two groups. In the 60 mph zones, both advanced and experienced riders had greater lane variation than novices. Across the whole ride, novices tended to position themselves closer to the kerb. In a second analysis across four classifications of curvature (straight, slight, medium, tight) advanced and experienced riders varied their lateral position more so than novices, though advanced riders had greater variation in lane position than even experienced riders in some conditions. The results suggest that experience and advanced training lead to changes in behaviour compared to novice riders which can be interpreted as having a potentially positive impact on road safety.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Accident Analysis & Prevention
Creators:	Crundall, D., Stedmon, A.W., Crundall, E. and Saikayasit, R.
Publisher:	Elsevier
Place of Publication:	Oxford
Date:	December 2014
Volume:	73
ISSN:	0001-4575
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.aap.2014.08.009 DOI
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	EPrints Services
Date Added:	28 Oct 2015 10:33
Last Modified:	31 Aug 2017 03:00
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/25870

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