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... 8 Introduction Motorcyclists are vulnerable highway users. Unlike passenger vehicle occupants, motorcycle riders have neither the protective structural cage nor the advanced restraints commonplace in passenger cars and light trucks.
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... Introduction 9   (A)
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... 10 Motorcycle Crashes into Traffic Barriers: Factors Related to Serious and Fatal Injuries this theory, there is a need to pad or otherwise protect the motorcyclist from the posts. Without in-depth crash investigations, it is not possible to determine whether this theory is correct.
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... Introduction 11   There is virtually no in-depth analysis of data describing motorcycle crashes involving traffic barriers in the United States. This lack of crash data analysis prevents understanding injury mechanisms in motorcycle- barrier crashes.

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