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IV. Conclusion
This study sets out to determine the key risk factors in fatal motorcycle crashes and possible countermeasures to reduce the
number. Motorcycle crash fatalities are highest among individuals aged 16-20 years. Even though low cc motorcycles <126cc
recorded the highest fatalities, motorcycles >250 cc pose higher risk due to their lower industry volume. Most frequent collision
partner are passenger cars, followed by truck and trailers and single vehicle accident. In single vehicle crashes, road departure
represents 54.6% and control loss 43.3%. Opposite direction crashes reported the highest, followed by rear end crashes.
Regulating the use of ABS in motorcycles could be one of the effective solutions in reducing the number of fatalities. Other crash
avoidance technologies discussed include blind spot technology, lane keep assist, AEB, FCW, and adaptive driving beam. The
crashes investigated may not represented the whole motorcycle crashes in Malaysia. However, the data is useful to activate the
possible countermeasures that may reduce the number of traffic fatalities involving motorcyclists.
Acknowledgement
This work was performed within the framework of MIROS project and was sponsored under project grant VS102203.
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