Factors Associated with Road Accidents among Brazilian Motorcycle Couriers

Abstract

The objective of the study was to identify factors associated with reports of road accidents, among motorcycle couriers in two medium-sized municipalities in southern Brazil. A self-administered questionnaire was answered by motorcycle couriers that had worked for at least 12 months in this profession. The outcomes analyzed were reports on accidents and serious accidents over the 12 months prior to the survey. Bivariate and multivariate analyses by means of logistic regression were carried out to investigate factors that were independently associated with the outcomes. Seven hundred and fifty motorcycle couriers, of mean age 29.5 years (standard deviation = 8.1 ), were included in the study. Young age (18 to 24 years compared to ≥25 years, odds ratio [OR] = 1.77) speeding (OR = 1.48), and use of cell phones while driving (OR = 1.43) were factors independently associated with reports of accidents. For serious accidents, there was an association with alternation of work shifts (OR = 1.91) and speeding (OR = 1.67). The characteristics associated with accidents—personal (young age), behavioral (use of cell phones while driving and speeding), and professional (speeding and alternation of work shifts)—reveal the need to adopt wide-ranging strategies to reduce these accidents, including better work conditions for these motorcyclists.

Distracted Biking

“…Distracted driving and motorcycle riding have been widely studied in the US, Mexico, Brazil, and Italy, and the consensus is that cell phone use while operating a motor vehicle increases the risk that one will be involved in an incident due to be distracted (Rumschlag et al, 2015; Overton, River, Hecht, Shafi, & Gandhi, 2014; Perez-Nunez et al, 2014; daSilva et al, 2012; Pileggi, Bianco, Nobile, & Angelillo, 2006; U.S. Department of Transportation, 2014).…”

Musculoskeletal Injuries in Motorcycle Accidents

“…Ayrıca trafik kazalarında genç yaştaki insanların kaza yapma risklerinin daha yüksek olduğu bilinen bir gerçektir (18). Bunun sebebi olarak genç nüfusun risk alma eğilimleri ve yeterli sürücü tecrübesinin olmaması gösterilebilir (17,(19)(20)(21). Bizim çalışmamızda da yaş ortalaması 28,5±8,3 olarak bulunmuş olup bu yaş dağılımı literatür ile uyumludur.…”

Musculoskeletal System Injuries Due to Motorcycle Accidents In The City of Aksaray

“…[3,13] Silva ve ark. [14] çalışmalarında motosiklet kazalarındaki erkek cinsiyet baskınlığını %99.6 olarak saptamışlardır. Bizim hasta grubumuzda erkek cinsiyet %89.9 olup bu durum sosyokültürel nedenlerle kadın cinsiyetin daha az ve daha kısa süreli motosiklet kullanmasına ve buna bağlı olarak daha az kazaya neden olmasına bağlı olabileceğini düşünüyoruz.…”

“…[20] Bu oran literatür incelendiğinde ölüm oranının %2.8-8 arasındadır. [13][14][15]20,21] Jou ve ark. [22] ölümle sonuçlanan motosiklet kazalarını epidemiyolojik açıdan değerlendirdiği çalışmasın-da risk faktörleri olarak erkek cinsiyet, yaş, lisansız motosiklet sürülmesi, koruyucu ekipman kullanılmaması, alkollü araç kullanılması, büyük motor hacimli motosiklet kullanılması ve gece seyahatleri olarak belirlemişlerdir.…”