Analysis of Bicyclists’ Head Protection Methods During Head Impacts to a Car and the Ground in Bicyclist and Car Traffic Accidents, Using a Computer Simulation Analysis Method

Abstract

In order to achieve further reduction of the number of fatally and seriously injured persons in traffic accidents, consideration of bicyclists' head protection methods is vital. To be helpful for the reduction, we conducted a computer simulation analysis regarding bicyclists' head protection methods during head impacts to a car and the ground in bicyclist and car traffic accidents using commercialized software called MADYMO. As a result, several bicyclists’ head protection methods were created from the car side and bicyclist side respectively. Moreover, effectiveness of those protection methods was analyzed quantitatively by calculating the head injury criterion (HIC) value using deceleration values generated at a bicyclist’s head.