Organisation: ACEM
Date uploaded: 28th April 2011
Date published/launched: Pre 2009
The MAIDS Study seeks to improve the knowledge of PTW accidentology in order to better understand the nature and causes of PTW accidents.
Within five European countries, five areas were identified due to their representativity of the PTW accident patterns. Each sampling area was handled by a team appointed by the MAIDS management group.
A total of 921 accidents were investigated in detail, resulting in approximately 2000 variables being coded for each accident. The investigation included:
• A full reconstruction of the accident;
• Vehicles were inspected;
• Witnesses to the accident were interviewed;
• Subject to the applicable privacy laws, with the full cooperation and consent of both the injured person and the local authorities, pertinent medical records for the injured riders and passengers were collected.
From this data all the human, environmental and vehicle factors which contributed to the outcome of the accident were identified.
To provide comparative information on riders and PTWs that were not involved in accidents in the same sample areas, data was collected in a further 923 cases. The collection technique was specifically developed to meet the circumstances of this study and is commonly referred to as an exposure or case-control study. This exposure information on non-accident involved PTW riders was essential for establishing the significance of the data collected from the accident cases and the identification of potential risk factors in PTW accidents.
For more information contact:
v.vassileva@acem.eu