Research Article
Safety Effects of Horizontal Curve Design and Lane and Shoulder Width on Single Motorcycle Accidents in Norway
Table 2
Descriptive statistics on horizontal alignment.
| Horizontal alignment categories | Number of segments | % of segments | % of total length |
| Curve type | Multiple curves in opposite direction | 17,921 | 30.47 | 34.82 | Multiple curves in the same direction | 6604 | 11.23 | 10.33 | Single | 4925 | 8.37 | 6.18 | Straight | 29,365 | 49.93 | 48.67 |
| Degree of curvature | High (R < 200 m) | 4641 | 7.89 | 7.22 | Low (R > 200 m) | 24,809 | 42.18 | 44.11 | Straight | 29,365 | 49.93 | 48.67 |
| Neighbor curves | NOT OK | 13,252 | 22.53 | 27.91 | OK | 11,273 | 19.17 | 17.24 | Single | 4925 | 8.37 | 6.18 | Straight | 29,365 | 49.93 | 48.67 |
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