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 categoriesNumber of segments% of segments% of total length

Curve typeMultiple curves in opposite direction17,92130.4734.82
Multiple curves in the same direction660411.2310.33
Single49258.376.18
Straight29,36549.9348.67

Degree of curvatureHigh (R < 200 m)46417.897.22
Low (R > 200 m)24,80942.1844.11
Straight29,36549.9348.67

Neighbor curvesNOT OK13,25222.5327.91
OK11,27319.1717.24
Single49258.376.18
Straight29,36549.9348.67