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Citation

Wu CY, Loo BP. Traffic Injury Prev. 2016; 17(2): 170-175.

Affiliation

Department of Geography , The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam, Hong Kong , China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15389588.2015.1048336

PMID

26042484

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: An increasing number of motorcycle taxis have been involved in traffic crashes in many developing countries. This study examines the characteristics of both motorcycle taxi drivers and non-occupational motorcyclists, investigates the risks they pose to road safety, and provides recommendations to minimize their risks.

METHODS: Based on the data collected from a questionnaire survey of 867 motorcycle taxi drivers and 2,029 non-occupational motorcyclists in Maoming, South China, comparisons were made to analyze differences of personal attributes, attitudes towards road safety and self-reported behavior of the two groups.

RESULTS: Results of the chi-square tests show that not only motorcycle taxi drivers but also non-occupational motorcyclists in Maoming held poor attitudes towards road safety and both groups reported unsafe driving behavior. There is much room for improving local road safety education among all motorcyclists in Maoming. Yet, motorcycle taxi drivers were more likely to pose road safety risks than non-occupational motorcyclists under some circumstances, such as speeding late at night or early in the morning, not requiring passengers to wear helmets and running the red-light in a hurry. The results of the binary logistic regression model show that possessing a vehicle license for the motorcycle or not was the common significant predictor for unsafe driving behavior of motorcycle taxi drivers and non-occupational motorcyclists. Therefore, enforcement against all motorcyclists not showing vehicle licenses properly on their motorcycles should be stepped up.

CONCLUSION: Motorcycle safety is largely poor in Maoming. Therefore, efforts to improve motorcycle safety should be strengthened by targeting not only motorcycle taxi drivers but also non-occupational motorcyclists.


Language: en

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