Scooter Crashes in the Province of Barcelona (Spain) From 2006 to 2011: A Descriptive Study

The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of the scooter-motorcycle drivers involved in an accident in Barcelona, Spain, from 2006 to 2011. This study included the data from 22,349 scooter-motorcycle drivers involved in a crash from 2006 to 2011 in the province of Barcelona. The data source was the DGT (General Traffic Directorate). The wide use of motorcycles as a private vehicle to the detriment of cars in the province of Barcelona is a way to diminish the effects that traffic congestion has on public health. However, there is need to introduce measures in order to reduce crashes of these types of vehicles and its consequences to their occupants. Due to the absence of researches about crashes of scooters and to the significant increase of scooter-motorcycles within the motorcycle fleet of many countries, further investigation about the characteristics of the crashes of this type of vehicles would be advisable.