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In [[David L. Hough|David Hough]]'s book ''Proficient Motorcycling'', Dr. Hurt said he had always assumed a new study would be conducted.<ref name="Hough1"/>  
In [[David L. Hough|David Hough]]'s book ''Proficient Motorcycling'', Dr. Hurt said he had always assumed a new study would be conducted.<ref name="Hough1"/>  


The 1999, the [[European Commission]] conducted the [[MAIDS report]], comparable in scale to the Hurt Report, following [[Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development]] (OECD) standards, and studying 921 accidents as well as exposure data on an additional 923 cases from five locations in France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Italy.
The 1999, the European Commission conducted the [[MAIDS report]], comparable in scale to the Hurt Report, following Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) standards, and studying 921 accidents as well as exposure data on an additional 923 cases from five locations in France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Italy.


In 2005, Congress passed the [[Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users]] (SAFETEA-LU) law (2005-2009) mandating a new motorcycle crash study<ref name="OK"/> and budgeted $2.8 million for the study, providing that motorcyclists, manufacturers, and other motorcycle related organizations would match that amount.<ref name="2stroke"/>  The [[American Motorcycle Association|AMA]] committed $100,000 to the study, and continues to raise awareness and raise funds, and the [[Motorcycle Safety Foundation]] pledged $2.8 million &mdash; with several conditions, including a provision that at least 900 cases would be studied.<ref name="LAT3"/>  At the time, the funding was still about $2 million short.<ref name="LAT1"/>  The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] originally had recommended a scope of 900 to 1,200 case studies.<ref name="LAT2009"/>
In 2005, Congress passed the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) law (2005-2009) mandating a new motorcycle crash study<ref name="OK"/> and budgeted $2.8 million for the study, providing that motorcyclists, manufacturers, and other motorcycle related organizations would match that amount.<ref name="2stroke"/>  The [[American Motorcycle Association|AMA]] committed $100,000 to the study, and continues to raise awareness and raise funds, and the [[Motorcycle Safety Foundation]] pledged $2.8 million &mdash; with several conditions, including a provision that at least 900 cases would be studied.<ref name="LAT3"/>  At the time, the funding was still about $2 million short.<ref name="LAT1"/>  The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] originally had recommended a scope of 900 to 1,200 case studies.<ref name="LAT2009"/>


In 2009, the Federal Highway Administration and Oklahoma State University's Oklahoma Transportation Center began conducting an 'abbreviated' Motorcycle Crash Causation Study with 300 case studies<ref name="LAT2009">{{cite web
In 2009, the Federal Highway Administration and Oklahoma State University's Oklahoma Transportation Center began conducting an 'abbreviated' Motorcycle Crash Causation Study with 300 case studies<ref name="LAT2009">{{cite web