Motorcycle taxi programme increases safe riding behaviours among its drivers in Kampala, Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

SafeBoda is a motorcycle taxi company that provides road safety training and helmets to its drivers in Kampala, Uganda. We sought to determine whether SafeBoda drivers are more likely to engage in safe riding behaviours than regular drivers (motorcycle taxi drivers not part of SafeBoda). METHODS : We measured riding behaviours in SafeBoda and regular drivers through: (1) computer-assisted personal interview (CAPI), where 400 drivers were asked about their riding behaviours (eg, helmet and mobile phone use) and (2) roadside observation, where riding behaviours were observed in 3000 boda-boda drivers and their passengers along major roads in Kampala.

Results

Across the two cross-sectional studies, a higher proportion of SafeBoda dr

SUBMITTER: Muni K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8841091 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature