July 9, 2007
Irvine, CA - The motorcycle industry recently announced that it will be contributing $2.8 million in funding through the Motorcycle Safety Foundation to the Oklahoma Transportation Center for the new Motorcycle Crash Causation Study. Demonstrating the motorcycle industry�s continued commitment to motorcyclist safety, the commitment represents 30 percent more than the dollar for dollar match of federal funding required by the Transportation Reauthorization bill (SAFETEA-LU) enacted in 2005.
�We hope that this new field research, the first definitive crash causation study to be done in the United States in almost thirty years, will shed new light on the causes of crashes on our nation�s highways,� said Motorcycle Safety Foundation President Tim Buche. �Knowledge gained from this study may help all of us concerned with rider safety to develop even more effective countermeasures to enhance the safety of motorcyclists everywhere. We believe OSU will provide the strong management and oversight needed for such an important study.�
�We are extremely pleased that the industry has provided such generous funding, which is beyond what was initially thought would be needed for the research,� said Samir Ahmed, professor of civil engineering and principal investigator for the study at Oklahoma State University. �We appreciate the leadership the Motorcycle Safety Foundation has shown in making this study possible.�
Provided by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation.
