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The most recent large-scale study of motorcycle accidents is the [[MAIDS report]] carried out in five European countries in 1999-2000, using the rigorous Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development standards, including a statistically significant sample size of over 900 crash incidents and over 900 control cases.

The MAIDS report tends to support most of the Hurt Report findings, for example that "69% of the OV &#91;other vehicle&#93; drivers attempted no collision avoidance manoeuvrings," suggesting they did not see the motorcycle.  And further that, "the largest number of powered two-wheeler accidents is due to a perception failure on the part of the OV driver or the PTW rider."  And "The data indicates that in 68.7% of all cases, the helmet was capable of preventing or reducing the head injury sustained by the rider (i.e., 33.2% + 35.5%). In 3.6% of all cases, the helmet was found to have no effect upon head injury" and "There were no reported cases in which the helmet was identified as the contact code for a serious or maximum neck injury."<ref>{{Citation |title=Maids &ndash; In-Depth Investigation of Motorcycle Accidents |chapter=Main findings of the MAIDS report on accident characteristics | publisher=The Association of European Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM) |year=2009 |url=http://www.maids-study.eu/maids_report.html}}</ref>