Papakostopoulos Vassilis, Nathanael Dimitris
Department of Product & Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean, Konstantinoupoleos 1, 84100, Hermoupolis, Syros, Greece.
School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
Saf Health Work. 2021 Jun;12(2):147-153. doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2020.10.006. Epub 2020 Oct 20.
In this study, the association of work and demographic characteristics with different traffic offenses committed by food delivery riders in Greece was examined. Previous research has identified various factors related to risky driving however, there is a need for exploring the complex interrelationship of work-related factors underlying risky driving behavior.
A 2-items uestionnaire was used exploring delivery riders demographic characteristics, terms of employment, issues of concern during work and type of traffic offenses committed. In total, uestionnaires were analyzed using logistic regression in order to identify characteristics independently associated with serious traffic offenses, namely, red-light running and helmet non-use.
The analysis showed that: (i) typical health and safety measures had no effect on serious traffic offenses, (ii) young age was related to both offenses however (iii) different sets of work conditions were associated with reports of red-light running (i.e. low work experience, use of personal vehicle for work, and payment by hour) and helmet non-use respectively (i.e. intense work pace, high tip income per day and low concern about vehicle condition).
The above findings provide evidence that serious traffic offenses are manifestations of underlying conflict experienced by the riders between safety and various performance criteria. Each one of the two offenses is related to different rider profiles aiming to satisfy different goals, namely, those mainly trying to maximize profit non-helmet users and those, mostly inexperienced ones, trying to cope with work pressure red light runners. Potential regulatory measures to alleviate risky practices are discussed.
在本研究中，我们考察了希腊食品配送骑手的工作和人口统计学特征与不同交通违法行为之间的关联。先前的研究已经确定了与危险驾驶相关的各种因素，然而，有必要探索危险驾驶行为背后与工作相关因素的复杂相互关系。
使用一份包含两个问题的问卷，探究配送骑手的人口统计学特征、就业条件、工作期间关注的问题以及所犯交通违法行为的类型。总共对问卷进行逻辑回归分析，以确定与严重交通违法行为（即闯红灯和不戴头盔）独立相关的特征。
分析表明：（i）典型的健康和安全措施对严重交通违法行为没有影响；（ii）年轻与这两种违法行为都有关联；然而（iii）不同的工作条件分别与闯红灯报告（即工作经验少、使用个人车辆工作和按小时计酬）和不戴头盔（即工作节奏快、每天小费收入高和对车辆状况关注度低）相关。
上述研究结果表明，严重交通违法行为是骑手在安全与各种绩效标准之间所经历的潜在冲突的表现。这两种违法行为中的每一种都与旨在实现不同目标的不同骑手特征相关，即主要试图最大化利润的不戴头盔者，以及大多是经验不足、试图应对工作压力的闯红灯者。文中还讨论了减轻危险行为的潜在监管措施。
