Abstract
The risks of traveling by motorcycle are well recognized, both in terms of excess speed and relative lack of physical protection. Legislation since 1903 has been on-going to try to reduce the carnage on the roads and to recognize the financial problems that such a death leaves behind for the families of the victim. An overview of speed cameras currently in use is given with the more frequent use of ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) cameras for surveillance of known and suspected criminals, valid car insurance verification, current Ministry of Transport mechanical certificates and, increasingly, for with average speed calculation between camera sites. The latter resulting in the surprising and unexpected penalty notice in the post often many days after the incident, though to be legal in England and Wales, it must be served with 14 days of the infraction. Discussed in this case, and of considerable interest, is the hypothesis that a full-face helmet for a motorcyclist may be potentially more dangerous in a crash, due the increased weight, inertia and pendulum effect result in an increased risk of fatal basal skull ring fractures.
Highlights
The risks of traveling by motorcycle are well recognized, both in terms of excess speed and relative lack of physical protection
Britons have a one in 200 chance of dying in a road crash, are 30 times more likely to die in a road crash than win the National Lottery and at 153.45 per 100 million journeys compared to the cars at 10.34, a person is 15 times more likely to die on a motorcycle than in a car [2]
Death was due to a high impact road traffic accident, with blood and urine samples retained for toxicological analysis
Summary
The risks of traveling by motorcycle are well recognized, both in terms of excess speed and relative lack of physical protection. They had remained on scene to remove the body once the traffic police had taken measurements and photographed the scene (Figure 2a-2d). Death was due to a high impact road traffic accident, with blood and urine samples retained for toxicological analysis.
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