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Australia

Basyc MPS – Motorcyclists Protection System Australia – New Zealand pdf 2.16mb

Ingal Rub Rail pdf 317kb

Ingal Stack Cushion pdf 576kb

Australia – Wire Rope “Un-safety” Barrier – 2006 pdf 407kb

Flexible Barrier Systems Along High-Speed Roads: A Lifesaving Opportunity – December 2003 pdf 824kb

Motorcycle and Safety Barrier Crash-Testing: Feasibility Study – Australia – 2000 pdf 479kb

Belgium

Improvements in Motorcycle Safety – Spoiler for Crash Barriers – 2004 pdf 364kb

Europe

FEMA – New Standards For Road Restraint Systems For Motorcyclists – Designing Safer Roadsides For Motorcyclists – 2012 pdf 2.01mb

FEMA – Motorcyclist Protection System Database External Website

Concrete Safety Barriers: A Safe And Sustainable Choice – EUPAVE – European Concrete Paving Association pdf 1mb

Brief Overview and Latest Developments concerning EN Standards on Road Restraint Systems – Luc Rens – Managing Director of EUPAVE – June 2009 pdf 1.16mb

Passive Safety Devices: State of European Eesearch – Alberto Mansilla pdf 2.77mb

EuroRap – Barriers to Change: designing safe roads for motorcyclists – December 2008 pdf 2.4mb

Guidelines for a new European standard proposal for impacts of motorcyclists vs. road infrastructure – APROSYS June 2008 pdf 2.5mb

Road Safety Devices Assessment for Sliding Motorcyclists Protection – 2007 pdf 525kb

FEMA – The Road To Success – July 2005 pdf 7.7mb

Croatia – University of Zagreb – Influence of Road Safety Barriers on the Severity of Motorcyclist Injuries in Horizontal Curves – 2002 pdf 303 kb

FEMA – Final report of the Motorcyclists & Crash Barriers Project – 2000 pdf 738kb

France

Evaluation of Road Restraint Systems by an Accredited Test House in the Context of European Standardisation – LIER – 2005 pdf 1.46mb

Germany – Australia

Germany Australia – Motorcycle Impacts to Road Side Barriers – 2005 pdf 3.10mb

Malaysia

Roadside Barrier And Passive Safety Of Motorcyclists Along Exclusive Motorcycle Lanes – 2007 pdf 364kb

Norway

Motorcyclist Protection System pdf 181kb

MOTO-SHIELD® pdf 266kb

Computer Simulation wirerope barrier sliding rider no protection right view
Windows Media Player 9.49mb

Computer Simulation wirerope barrier sliding rider no protection left view
Windows Media Player 8.7mb

Computer Simulation wirerope barrier sliding rider with protection right view
Windows Media Player 4.52mb

Portugal

Portugal – Crash Barrier Movie mpeg 5.06mb
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Scotland

Safety Barriers and Motorcyclists Transport for Scotland 2008 pdf 2.09mb

Spain

MOTOPROTEC – SPM – AE01 pdf 254kb

Improving Motorcyclist’s Safety In Spain – 2009 pdf 158kb

Sweden

SMC – Definition of a Safe Barrier for a Motorcyclist – a literature study – May 2015 pdf – 1.75mb

Road Design for Future Maintenance – Life-cycle Cost Analyses for Road Barriers – March 2011 pdf 1.78mb

Sweden – Evaluation of 2+1 Roads with Cable Barrier – 2009 pdf 232kb

Sweden – The Influence of Wire Rope Barriers on Motorcyclists – 2005 pdf 3.10mb

Switzerland

Overview of the Patents and Patent Applications on Upper Guardrail Protection Systems for Motorcyclists – June 2025 pdf 1.62mb

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland – Right To Ride – The Mystery of Motorcycle Friendly Crash Barriers – June 2011  pdf 696kb

Bikeguard – April 2009 pdf 3.7mb

Biker Mate – A Motorcyclist Crash Cushion for Roadside Objects – 2012 pdf 1.78mb

Flexguard – 2009 pdf 1.11mb

MAG – Vehicle Restraint Systems, Safety Fences, Crash Barriers, Motorcyclists – July 2005 pdf 149kb

TRL – Motorcyclists And Roadside Safety Hardware – July 2002 pdf 863kb

Vehicle Impact Tests On A Hedge Of Rosa Multiflora Japonica – 1966 pdf 330kb

United States

The Risk Of Fatality In Motorcycle Crashes With Roadside Barriers – Hampton C. Gabler – Virginia Tech pdf 4.5mb

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