Via the MCC: A survey by the Federation of European Motorcycluists. (If you can't be aresed reading about it but just like taking surveys The survey is available in English here: [URL]https://www.soscisurvey.de/2BeSafe_en/[/URL] ) =========== Hi all, Some of you may recall hearing about the 2BeSafe project, being run in Europe but involving researchers from Monash as well. There was a presentation on this at the 1st International Motorcyclists Conference in Brussels last year, which you can view here: [URL]http://www.fema-online.eu/uploads/documents/conference/Speeches/2BeSafe%20Presentation%20UserForum%20EMF%202010%20-%20stephane%20espie.pdf[/URL] Australian riders have now been invited to complete an online survey as part of the project – see details below. I’ve done the survey myself; the only question which can’t be answered from an Australian perspective is about licence type as they have different codes in Europe – so I suggest either leaving this blank or add a comment. I’ve been in contact with FEMA this week about that. The survey is only open until 15 May, so please distribute this as widely as possible. Thanks, Shaun Shaun Lennard Chairman Australian Motorcycle Council PO Box 527 Cotton Tree QLD 4558 From: Hugo Roebroeck FEMA [mailto:[email][/email]] Sent: Saturday, 30 April 2011 2:52 AM To: [email][/email] Subject: Rider Survey dissemination Hi Shaun, I hope you're doing fine since the last time we spoke. I'm writing to you briefly to inform you that the 2-BE-SAFE ( [URL]http://www.2besafe.eu/[/URL] )European research project on motorcycle safety is launching a survey on rider attitudes towards risk and use of ITS for riding assistance. We think AMC might be interested in disseminating it to Australian riders, so their views are included in the results along with those of Europeans. 2-BE-SAFE is trying to better understand rider behaviour, in order to issue recommendations for safety policies. They are working for instance on simulators (to study rider behaviour and training in the laboratory) and naturalistic driving/riding studies. Of course, one of the best ways to understand rider behaviour is to ask riders themselves. Therefore, the project is launching an online rider survey asking riders about their riding habits, their perception of risk (to find out what riders think is dangerous and do something about it), and what they expect from Intelligent TransportSystems. An article on the issue is published on the FEMA website, keeping things in context, asking riders to participate, and explaining that participation is beneficial to the riding community, and not something negative. It is available here: [URL]http://www.fema-online.eu/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=204&cntnt01returnid=15[/URL] The survey is available in English here: [URL]https://www.soscisurvey.de/2BeSafe_en/[/URL] the authors were looking into having Australian riders participate, and made sure to include in the English version provisions for countries where driving is on the left, and distances in miles. The deadline for responding is May 15th. Don't hesitate to come back to me should you have any questions. I'm also happy to inform you that Australian Ambassador Dr Nelson is again taking part in the MEP Ride, since he had such a good time last year. :) Ride free, Hugo Roebroeck Public Affairs Officer FEMA - Federation of European Motorcyclists' Associations
