Foegol
MF veteraan
Uit een recent Brits onderzoek is gebleken dat bij ruim 80% van motorongelukken (althans geclaimd bij de verzekering 
) veroorzaakt worden door andere weggebruikers.
Hoewel dit onderzoek op Engeland van toepassing is vermoed ik dat de cijfers in NL/BE niet bijzonder veel afwijken (alleen gebaseerd op ervaringen uit de omgeving).
Uiteraard moeten de cijfers met een (flinke) korrel zout worden genomen aangezien eenzijdige ongevallen vaak niet aan de verzekering worden gemeld.
The commonly held belief - and one favoured by the media - is that the most common motorcycle accident occurs when a motorcyclist fails to negotiate a left-hand bend. However, a study in 2013 proved categorically that other road users are actually the main cause of motorcycle accidents.
Detailed analysis of more than 1,600 motorcycle insurance claims made during July and September 2012, the peak time of the year for claims, found four out of five motorcycle accidents were caused by other road users. None of the cases analysed were caused by loss of control on a bend.
The findings revealed that 81 per cent involved another vehicle, and the main cause of accidents on motorcycles was other road users either changing direction or causing a collision when emerging from a junction. In other words, one of the biggest hazards facing motorcyclists is driver error.
As motorcyclists, we do all we can to protect ourselves whether that is by undertaking IAM and/or ROSPA training or equipping ourselves with the best protective clothing we can afford. We cannot allow any more excuses from drivers using the ‘SMIDSY’ acronym ("Sorry mate, I didn’t see you!"). We need to raise awareness and make it part of the driving test as a first step in the process of highlighting the vulnerability of motorcyclists on our roads.
http://www.bmf.co.uk/news/show/its-...king-accidents-are-caused-by-other-road-users
) veroorzaakt worden door andere weggebruikers.Hoewel dit onderzoek op Engeland van toepassing is vermoed ik dat de cijfers in NL/BE niet bijzonder veel afwijken (alleen gebaseerd op ervaringen uit de omgeving).
Uiteraard moeten de cijfers met een (flinke) korrel zout worden genomen aangezien eenzijdige ongevallen vaak niet aan de verzekering worden gemeld.
The commonly held belief - and one favoured by the media - is that the most common motorcycle accident occurs when a motorcyclist fails to negotiate a left-hand bend. However, a study in 2013 proved categorically that other road users are actually the main cause of motorcycle accidents.
Detailed analysis of more than 1,600 motorcycle insurance claims made during July and September 2012, the peak time of the year for claims, found four out of five motorcycle accidents were caused by other road users. None of the cases analysed were caused by loss of control on a bend.
The findings revealed that 81 per cent involved another vehicle, and the main cause of accidents on motorcycles was other road users either changing direction or causing a collision when emerging from a junction. In other words, one of the biggest hazards facing motorcyclists is driver error.
As motorcyclists, we do all we can to protect ourselves whether that is by undertaking IAM and/or ROSPA training or equipping ourselves with the best protective clothing we can afford. We cannot allow any more excuses from drivers using the ‘SMIDSY’ acronym ("Sorry mate, I didn’t see you!"). We need to raise awareness and make it part of the driving test as a first step in the process of highlighting the vulnerability of motorcyclists on our roads.
http://www.bmf.co.uk/news/show/its-...king-accidents-are-caused-by-other-road-users
