Reeder A I, Chalmers D J, Langley J D
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand.
J Paediatr Child Health. 1992 Jun;28(3):225-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1992.tb02651.x.
The death and serious injury of adolescent motorcyclists is a major public health problem. Effective preventive strategies depend on knowledge about target populations. The attitudes and patterns of exposure to motorcycling of 730 13 year old New Zealand adolescents are described. Fifty-two per cent could ride a motorcycle, a further 13% intended to learn, 22% had driven on-road, and 60% had ridden as pillion passengers on-road. Significantly more males than females were riders (P less than 0.001) and had ridden as pillion passengers (P less than 0.05). More male than female non-riders intended to learn (P less than 0.001). Eighty per cent of the sample recognized road 'accidents' as the main cause of death for their peers, and 31% had known a motorcyclist killed or injured. Seventeen per cent of on-road riders had not worn a helmet when last riding. Few statistically significant differences in risk perception were obtained between males and females or riders and non-riders. Preventive options are discussed.
青少年摩托车手的死亡和重伤是一个重大的公共卫生问题。有效的预防策略取决于对目标人群的了解。本文描述了730名13岁新西兰青少年对骑摩托车的态度和接触模式。52%的青少年会骑摩托车，另有13%打算学习，22%曾在道路上驾驶过，60%曾作为乘客乘坐过摩托车。男性骑手（P<0.001）和作为乘客乘坐过摩托车的男性（P<0.05）明显多于女性。打算学习骑摩托车的非骑手男性多于女性（P<0.001）。80%的样本认为道路“事故”是同龄人死亡的主要原因，31%认识的人中曾有摩托车手死亡或受伤。17%的道路骑手在最后一次骑行时未佩戴头盔。在男性与女性之间或骑手与非骑手之间，在风险认知方面未获得统计学上的显著差异。文中讨论了预防措施。
