Characterisation of an Energy Absorbing Foam for Motorcycle Rider Protection in LS-DYNA

A study on traffic fatalities [1] shows that the most frequent causes of motorcyclists’ deaths in accidents are multiple skeletal and visceral injuries. Brain and skull injuries are the second leading cause. An injury frequency and pattern data analysis of discharged riders of powered two-wheelers from hospitals [2] show that the most common injuries of non-fatal accidents are injuries of the lower extremities followed by upper extremity and traumatic brain injuries. With this data of fatal and non-fatal accidents it can be said that besides head protection, the protection of a two-wheeler rider’s whole body with lower and upper extremities is of major importance.