A retrospective study, data consisted of 214 fatal motorcycle accidents
collected from autopsy reports of all performed at Ramathibodi Hospital during years
2003-2006 in Bangkok. Ramathibodi Hospital is responsible in Bangkok metropolitan
police division1 including 9 districts of Bangkok comprising Phaya-Thai, Bang-Poh,
Dusit, Samsen, Dindaeng, Mukkasan, Hui-Kuang, Nang-Learng, and Chanasongkram.
Data composed of demographic data: including age, gender, riding
position, time of accidents, type of crash consisted of single vehicle crash (SVC) and
multiple vehicle crashes (MVC) and crash objects. Alcohol consumptions categorize by
blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and BAC level (expressed in legal level for BAC
≤50 mg% and illegal level for BAC >50 mg%). Autopsy data: causes of death (CD) and
anatomical regions of injuries that forensic pathologists reported as follows head
injuries, neck injuries, chest injuries, abdominal injuries and extremities injuries are
given details of injuries by full autopsy investigation.