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Impact Attenuating Devices to Protect Motorcyclists from Guardrail Posts

Learn about impact-attenuating devices developed by BASt to safeguard motorcyclists from guardrail posts. Discover accident data, protection systems, and ongoing research for improving motorcycle safety.

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Impact Attenuating Devices to Protect Motorcyclists from Guardrail Posts

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  1. Impact Attenuating Devices to Protect Motorcyclists from Guardrail Posts Informal documentGRSP-65-35(65th GRSP, 13-17 May 2019, agenda item 28(a)) Picture: BASt Picture: BASt Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) BASt

  2. Post of Steel GuardRail (Cross Section) Pictures: FGSV BASt

  3. What Can Happen toMotorcylists? BASt

  4. What Can Happen toMotorcylists? BASt

  5. Basics – Accident Data In Germany wehaveabout26.000accidentswithinjuredmotorcyclists per year. 568motorcylists lose theirliveseachyear. In 1200casesof all accidentswith an injuredmotorcyclist a vehicle restraint system (VRS) was involved. Only2.2% of all accidentsofinjuredmotorcyclistsendsup in a fatality; but if VRS areinvolvedthenumberincreasesto14%. Picture: GIDAS BASt

  6. MotorcyclistProtection Systems (MPS) in use Picture: BASt Picture: BASt BASt

  7. MotorcyclistProtection Systems (MPS) in use • Post Protection (SPU) • ESP or EDSP with extra beam forunderrideprotection • ConcreteBarrier Pictures: BASt BASt

  8. MotorcyclistProtection Systems (MPS) in use • Box beam with extra beam forunderrideprotection Pictures: BASt BASt

  9. Former Research BASt started a researchprojecttoimprovethesituation. The aim was thedevelopmentof a systemwhichismore „friendly“, e.g. lesssevere, formotorcyclists. Pictures: DEKRA BASt

  10. System Euskirchen Plus (ESP) Pictures: BASt BASt

  11. System Euskirchen Plus (ESP) BASt

  12. System Euskirchen Plus (EDSP) Pictures: BASt BASt

  13. Additional Tests accordingtostandard EN 1317 Pictures: BASt BASt

  14. Current Research • Identificationof sharp elementsof VRS • Improvingsystemsaccordingtonewstandard EN 1317-8 Pictures: BASt BASt

  15. Summary • VRS needtobeimprovedformotorcyclists! • Protectionforslidingandsittingimpact ThankYouforYour Attention! Picture: Menge, RP BASt

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