Examining motorcyclists' post-crash impressions: A qualitative study.

CONCLUSIONS: Riders' post-crash impressions were formed by the opposing reactions of their family and peers to the crash experience (i.e. the index crash); the personality of riders, including being overconfident and a risk taker, familial obligations; feeling traumatized by the crash, and passage of time. These formed their perceptions, feelings, attitudes, and thoughts about the index crash. These findings are an important step in understanding how perception and attitudes of motorcyclists are shaped, and how these influence their future riding behavior. The needs for interventional studies to assess the effectiveness of road safety risk reduction programs aligned with the riders' degree of post-crash impressions are discussed. PMID: 27416356 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research