Crashes and Traffic Signal Violations Caused by Commercial Motorcycle Couriers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Motorcycles are one of the important members of commercial transportation because of the convenient use during congested traffic conditions and the ease of parking in narrow streets. This study investigates the characteristics of crashes and traffic signal violations caused by motorcycle couriers.

Methods

From the national compensation data, this study analyzed the traffic crashes caused by 671 motorcycle couriers.

Results

Among 671 injured couriers, 50.6% were aged less than 40 years, 49.2% run in a small business of <5 employees, and 47.2% had work experience of <6 months. Motorcycle crashes occurred mainly due to "rider overturned alone" (67.5%), in the daytime (73.5%), or on cloudy or clear days (77.2%). However, the violation rate caused by motorcycle

SUBMITTER: Shin DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6598799 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature