Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions: The Disproportionate Risk of Injury Faced by Motorcyclists

We applied a generalized linear mixed-effects model to determine the factors leading to injuries from wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVCs). We used the Police database representing WVCs which took place on the Czech road network between 2009 and 2022. The majority of WVCs in Czechia are with roe deer, followed by wild boar, i.e., both relatively small ungulates. Less than 2% of these encounters ends with an injury to the motor vehicle occupants.We found that the probability of sustaining injury was systematically higher for motorcyclists than for car occupants.

Source: Injury - December 23, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Michal B íl, Richard Andrášik, Martina Bílová Source Type: research