Kulanthayan S, Umar R S, Hariza H A, Nasir M T, Harwant S
Road Safety Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Med J Malaysia. 2000 Mar;55(1):40-4.
Motorcyclists make up the largest group of fatalities on Malaysian roads, majority succumbing to head injuries despite the compulsory safety helmet laws in the country. One possible reason for this high fatality is improper usage of safety helmets. This study examines the compliance of proper safety helmet use in motorcyclists in a typical Malaysian town. Five hundred motorcyclists were studied. Only 54.4% of motorcyclists used helmets properly, 21.4% used them improperly; and 24.2% did not wear helmets. Six variables were found to be significant in improper safety helmet use. They were age, gender, race, formal education level, prior accident experience and type of license held. Marital status and riding experience were not significant. Efforts promoting proper use of safety helmets should focus on the young, male, less formally educated, unlicensed rider, who has had a prior accident.
在马来西亚道路上，摩托车手是交通事故死亡人数最多的群体，尽管该国实行了强制性的安全头盔法律，但大多数摩托车手还是因头部受伤而死亡。造成这种高死亡率的一个可能原因是安全头盔使用不当。本研究调查了马来西亚一个典型城镇中摩托车手正确佩戴安全头盔的情况。研究了500名摩托车手。只有54.4%的摩托车手正确佩戴头盔，21.4%的人佩戴不当，24.2%的人不戴头盔。发现有六个变量与安全头盔使用不当显著相关。它们是年龄、性别、种族、正规教育水平、既往事故经历和所持驾照类型。婚姻状况和骑行经验则不具有显著性。推广正确使用安全头盔的工作应侧重于年轻、男性、受正规教育程度较低、无驾照且有过事故经历的骑手。
