Vafaee-Najar A, Esmaeili H, Ibrahimipour H, Dehnavieh R, Nozadi M Seyyed
Dept. of Health and Management, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Iran J Public Health. 2010;39(2):95-101. Epub 2010 Jun 30.
All over the world motorcycle accident are one of the major causes of road death and injury. This study aimed to determine the pattern of Motorcycle Fatal Accidents in Mashhad-Iran.
This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in 2006 to analyze the epidemiological pattern of the motorcycle accident in Mashhad, North-Eastern Iran. Three hundred fifty cases of motorcycle accidents were included. Data gathering tool was a standard questionnaire. The compiled data were analyzed using SPSS11 and χ(2) test. The significance level was considered 0.05 in all statistical tests.
In the time span of the study, 350 cases of motorcycle accident occurred, most of which happened at 8pm to 12pm. In 119 cases, the motorcyclist was the blameful rider. Generally, 84.2% of the motorcycle riders did not have safety helmets. About two third of blameful motorcycle riders (63.1%) were less than 25 years old. The major cause of the accidents (55.1%) was due to neglecting the Yield Right of Way. Motorcycle riders endanger pedestrian, other drivers, passengers and their own life.
Paying attention to cultural and instructional issues of correct motorcycle riding and performing appropriate monitoring in traffic and transportation system such as honoring our and others safety and setting limitations on using this vehicle by the youth is of great importance.
在世界各地，摩托车事故都是道路死亡和受伤的主要原因之一。本研究旨在确定伊朗马什哈德市摩托车致命事故的模式。
这项描述性横断面研究于2006年开展，以分析伊朗东北部马什哈德市摩托车事故的流行病学模式。纳入了350例摩托车事故病例。数据收集工具是一份标准问卷。使用SPSS11软件和χ²检验对汇编数据进行分析。所有统计检验的显著性水平均设定为0.05。
在研究期间，共发生350例摩托车事故，其中大部分发生在晚上8点至12点。在119例事故中，骑摩托车者负有责任。总体而言，84.2%的摩托车骑手未佩戴安全头盔。约三分之二负有责任的摩托车骑手（63.1%）年龄小于25岁。事故的主要原因（55.1%）是忽视让行权。摩托车骑手危及行人、其他司机、乘客以及他们自己的生命。
关注正确骑乘摩托车的文化和指导问题，并在交通和运输系统中进行适当监管，比如尊重自身和他人的安全，以及对年轻人使用这种交通工具设定限制，非常重要。
