Motorcycling and leisure
Subtitle: understanding the recreational PTW rider
By: by Paul Broughton and LiNda Walke.
Contributors: Walker, Linda.
Series: Human factors in road and rail transport
Publisher: Ashgate; CRC Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780754675013
Subjects: Motorcycling -- Risk assessment; Motorcyclists -- Attitudes; Automobile drivers -- Psychology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to motorcycles; title: Motorcycle safety; title: Task homeostasis theory; title: Risk and sensation seeking; title: Who rides?; title: Why do people choose to ride?; title: Enjoyment and risk; title: Bike riders and car drivers; title: Task capability, task demand and motorcycle riding; title: Group riding; title: Improving motorcycle safety.