The determinants of motorcyclists helmet use: Urban arterial road in Khon Kaen City,Thailand |
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| Institution: | 1. CHALMERS - University of Technology, Dept. of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), SAFER - Lindholmspiren 3, floor 2, 417 56 Göteborg, Sweden;2. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States;3. BioMechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, NL 2628, CD, Delft, the Netherlands;1. Laboratory of Health and Road Safety, Department of Social Work, School of Health and Social Welfare, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Estavromenos, P.C. 71004 Heraklion, Greece;2. Department of Social Work, School of Health and Social Welfare, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece;3. Department of Health Care Units and Business Administration, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece;4. Centre of Study and Research on Road Safety, Medical School, University of Pavia, Via Forlanini 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy;5. Hannover Medical University, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany;6. Suomalainen liikennetutkimuskeskus, Traffic Research Centre of Finland, Helsinki, Finland;7. Technological Educational Institute of Mesolonghi, Mesolonghi, Greece |
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| Abstract: | IntroductionCurrently, Thailand incurs the highest death toll of motorcyclists in the world. The aim of this study was to explore the factors influencing helmet use of motorcyclists in Khon Kaen City, Thailand by using the Logistic regression analysis.MethodThe samples, consisting of 27,977 riders and 6,947 riding passengers, were collected by CCTV installed at several signalized intersections along urban arterial roads.ResultsThe observation results reveal that only 67% of motorcyclists wore the helmets. The analysis results reveal that the helmet use of motorcyclists was significantly associated with the riding status, number of passengers, apparent age, motorcycle class, time of day, the presence of police booths at intersections and, especially, red light running behavior. The riders tended to wear helmets at 2.7 times higher rates than passengers. Adult motorcyclists tended to wear the helmets at 2.8 times higher rates than children. The motorcyclists riding the motorcycles over 125 cc tended to wear the helmets 1.9 times higher than those riding motorcycles under 125 cc. The motorcyclists riding in the morning and the afternoon tended to wear the helmets 5.0 and 3.8 times higher than in the evening. The motorcyclists riding through intersections with police booths tended to wear the helmets 2.2 times higher than those riding through intersection without police booths. However, the red light running riders intend to wear the helmets 0.6 times less than the legal riders.ConclusionsThe outcome of this study could determine the factors influencing motorcyclist's helmet use.Practical ImplicationsIt will be useful for a development of 100% helmet use program designed to lessen the fatality of motorcyclists along the urban arterial roads. |
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