Department of Economics, University of Ilorin, P.M.B. 1515, Ilorin, 240003, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2013;20(2):103-10. doi: 10.1080/17457300.2012.686040. Epub 2012 May 21.
The reduction of road crashes and injuries among motorcyclists in Nigeria requires a system inquiry into some safety issues at pre-crash, crash and post-crash stages to guide action plans. This paper examines safety issues such as age restriction, motorcycle engine capacity, highway code awareness, licence holding, helmet usage, crash involvement, rescue and payment for treatment among commercial motorcyclists. The primary data derived from a structured questionnaire administered to 334 commercial motorcyclists in Samaru, Zaria were analysed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression technique. There was total compliance with age restriction and motorcycle engine capacity. About 41.8% of the operators were not aware of the existence of the highway code. The odds of licence holding increased with highway code awareness, education with above senior secondary as the reference category and earnings. The odds of crash involvement decreased with highway code awareness, earnings and mode of operation. About 84% of the motorcyclists did not use crash helmet, in spite of being aware of the benefit, and 65.4% of motorcycle crashes was found to be with other road users. The promotion of safety among motorcyclists therefore requires strict traffic law enforcement and modification of road design to segregate traffic and protect pedestrians.
减少尼日利亚摩托车手的道路碰撞和伤害需要对碰撞前、碰撞中和碰撞后阶段的一些安全问题进行系统调查，以指导行动计划。本文研究了一些安全问题，如年龄限制、摩托车发动机排量、高速公路法规意识、驾照持有情况、头盔使用、碰撞事故参与、救援和治疗费用等，这些问题涉及商业摩托车手。主要数据来自于对萨马鲁 334 名商业摩托车手进行的结构化问卷调查，采用描述性统计和逻辑回归技术进行分析。年龄限制和摩托车发动机排量完全符合要求。大约 41.8%的运营商不知道高速公路法规的存在。持照率随着对高速公路法规的认识、教育（以上高中为参考类别）和收入的增加而增加。碰撞事故参与的几率随着对高速公路法规的认识、收入和运营模式的变化而降低。尽管大多数摩托车手都知道头盔的好处，但仍有 84%的人没有戴头盔，而且 65.4%的摩托车事故是与其他道路使用者发生的。因此，要促进摩托车手的安全，需要严格执行交通法规，并修改道路设计，以隔离交通并保护行人和骑车人。
