Does the improved stability offered by Motorcycle Antilock Brakes (ABS) make sliding crashes less common? In-depth analysis of fatal crashes involving motorcycles fitted with ABS.

Conclusions While this research was based on a limited material, it confirmed that sliding fatal crashes are significantly decreased by ABS. Considering that ABS will be soon mandatory in the EU on all new motorcycles with engine displacement over 125cc, these findings should be kept into account in the future design and testing of motorcycle-friendly road barriers and integrated protection systems. PMID: 26760265 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research