Survey
This survey was conducted by two Simon Fraser University students who are doing their Capstone assignment on Motorcycle Safety. Thank you to all that participated; it was greatly appreciated.
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| What type of motorcycle do you ride? | |
| Sport Bike | 41% |
| Sport Tour | 16% |
| Cruiser | 12% |
| Street Bike | 9% |
| Touring Bike | 9% |
| Dual Sport | 6% |
| Enduro | 4% |
| Other | 3% |
| What kind of footwear do you wear for most of your riding? | |
| Motorcycle boots | 75% |
| Tall leather boots | 10% |
| Short boots | 8% |
| Running shoes | 5% |
| Leather shoes | 1% |
| Other | 1% |
| What kind of pants do you wear for most of your riding? | |
| Textile / Draggin jeans or equivalent - with armour | 30% |
| Leather with armour | 30% |
| Regular jeans | 28% |
| Textile / Draggin jeans or equivalent - no armour | 4% |
| Heavy duty work pants | 3% |
| Leather, no armour | 2% |
| Jeans with chaps | 2% |
| Other | 2% |
| What kind of jacket do you wear for most of your riding? | |
| Textile with armour | 42% |
| Leather with armour | 42% |
| Leather, no armour | 11% |
| Textile, no armour | 3% |
| Shirt or sweat top | 2% |
| Nylon or cotton jacket | 1% |
| Denim jacket | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| What kind of gloves do you wear for most of your riding? | |
| Leather with armour | 67% |
| leather, no armour | 16% |
| Textile with armour | 10% |
| Cotton / fabric | 5% |
| None | 2% |
| What kind of helmet do you wear for most of your riding? | |
| Full face | 86% |
| Three quarter | 5% |
| Open face, NO shield | 4% |
| Open face with shield | 3% |
| Skull cap | 2% |
| When you are traveling a relatively short distance, is the protective gear you usually wear: | |
| Roughly the same as a long ride | 61% |
| A little less than a long ride | 34% |
| Much less than a long ride | 5% |
| On a really hot day, is the protective gear you usually wear: | |
| Roughly the same as a warm day | 76% |
| A little less than a warm day | 12% |
| Much less than a warm day | 12% |
| How important do you believe protective gear is when you ride? | |
| Very important | 81% |
| Important | 16% |
| Somewhat important | 3% |
| Not very important | 1% |
| How many years have you been riding? | |
| More than 15 years | 37% |
| 6 - 10 years | 22% |
| 2 - 5 years | 20% |
| less than 2 | 12% |
| 11 - 15 years | 9% |
| From the time you started riding until now, has the type or amount of protective gear you choose to wear when you ride: | |
| Increased a little | 39% |
| Stayed the same | 31% |
| Increased a lot | 27% |
| Decreased a little | 2% |
| Decreased a lot | 1% |
| Have you been injured in a motorcycle accident? | |
| Never been in accident | 38% |
| In accident, but mostly not injured because of gear | 25% |
| If yes, what parts of your body were injured? | |
| Knee | 14% |
| Wrist | 12% |
| Arm - elbow | 10% |
| Hip | 10% |
| shoulder | 9% |
| Hand | 8% |
| Head - concussion | 7% |
| Back | 7% |
| Foot or ankle | 5% |
| Lower leg below knee | 5% |
| collarbone | 5% |
| Front torso, chest, ribs | 4% |
| Thigh | 3% |
| Neck | 2% |
| Head - facial injuries | 1% |
| Type of injury | |
| Skin abrasion | 28% |
| Strained Muscles | 24% |
| Severe bruising | 16% |
| Joint or ligament | 15% |
| Broken bone | 11% |
| Nerve damage | 6% |
| If you were injured in a motorcycle accident, would wearing better protective gear have made a difference? | |
| Not applicable | 41% |
| No | 25% |
| A strong difference | 17% |
| A slight difference | 16% |
| What type of riding do you do? | |
| Mostly pleasure, some commuting | 38% |
| Half pleasure, half commuting | 30% |
| Pleasure only | 24% |
| Mostly Commuting, some pleasure | 8% |
| Commuting only | 1% |
| How many kilometres do you ride each year? | |
| 5000 - 10,000 | 37% |
| 10,000 + | 29% |
| 2500 - 5000 | 28% |
| Less than 2500 | 7% |
| How would you describe your riding style? | |
| Moderate | 41% |
| Spirited | 40% |
| Very Spirited | 14% |
| Slow and Cautious | 4% |
| What age range category do you belong in? | |
| 41 - 55 | 41% |
| 26 - 40 | 36% |
| 56 + | 11% |
| 22 - 25 | 9% |
| 18 - 21 | 3% |
| 16 - 17 | 0% |
| Gender | |
| Male | 89% |
| Female | 11% |