Motorcycle crash involvement as a function of self assessed riding style and rider attitudes

Approximately 1,500 riders (aged 25 and over) answered a questionnaire that asked about
their riding patterns, behaviours, attitudes and crashes. Approximately 30% of the sample
had been involved in a crash within the previous five years. As a subset of the data collected,
the results reported here relate to 16 survey questions scored using Likert scales that
respondents used to describe their riding style and assess their own skills compared to their
peers, and their perceived likelihood of being involved in a crash in the future. Differences
between those who had crashed previously and those who had not crashed were evident,
indicating that the former are more over-confident and ?worse? riders. Logistic regression
revealed that five of the 16 variables usefully predicted crash involvement. The findings
support the use of ?insight?-type sessions as part of rider training and/or testing.