Riding behavior and accident proneness among motorcyclists

Accident proneness is a personal characteristic which makes some people more involved in accidents. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between riding behavior subscales and accident proneness among motorcyclists, as one of the most vulnerable road users. In this study aimed to study relationship of riding behavior and accident proneness among motorcyclists, in Tehran.Methods; In this cross-sectional study, riding behavior subscales were measured using Modified Motorcycle Riding Behavior Questionnaire (MMRBQ). The number of accidents in past twelve months was considered as the outcome in ordinal regression analysis.Results; All of the 518 participants were male motorcycle couriers with mean age of 32.5 - 8.8 years. The 48.5% of participants had high school education grade. The most of them with 65.6% were married. Of 32.3% had 2-5 riding experience. Safety violations with means of 2.90-0.92 was the most prevailing riding behaviors. The average of other subscales of MMRBQ were Traffic violations , Control errors , Traffic errors , Speed violations and Stunts . The proportion of subjects who had zero, one, or more than one accident during past twelve months was 33.0%, 26.6%, and 40.4%, respectively. Four of the riding behavior subscales including: Control errors , Traffic errors , Speed violations and Safety violations were significantly associated with higher number of accidents, while stunts and traffic violations were not significantly associated.Conclusion; Riding behaviors measured by standard tools, could help to predict accident proneness among motorcyclists. These findings might have important preventive implications, if supported by future longitudinal and interventional studies.

Keywords:

Accident proneness , Motorcycle courier , MMRBQ , Ordinal regression