Unhelmeted Riding, Drunk Riding, and Unlicensed Riding among Motorcyclists: A Population Study in Taiwan during 2011–2016

Liu, Yen-Hsiu and Wiratama, Bayu Satria and Chao, Chung-Jen and Wang, Ming-Heng and Chen, Rui-Sheng and Saleh, Wafaa and Pai, Chih-Wei (2023) Unhelmeted Riding, Drunk Riding, and Unlicensed Riding among Motorcyclists: A Population Study in Taiwan during 2011–2016. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (2): 1412. ISSN 16617827

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the association between drunk riding, unhelmeted riding, unlicensed riding, and running-off-road (ROR) crashes. Multiple logistic regression was used to calculate the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) by using the National Taiwan Traffic Crash Dataset for 2011–2016. The results revealed that unhelmeted riding was associated with 138 (AOR = 2.38; CI (confidence interval) = 2.34–2.42) and 47 (AOR = 1.47; CI = 1.45–1.49) higher risks of drunk riding and unlicensed riding, respectively. The risk of unhelmeted riding increased with blood alcohol concentrations (BACs), and riders with the minimum BAC (0.031–0.05) had nearly five times (AOR = 4.99; CI = 4.74–5.26) higher odds of unlicensed riding compared with those of riders with a negative BAC. Unhelmeted riding, drunk riding, and unlicensed riding were associated with 1.21 times (AOR = 1.21; CI = 1.13–1.30), 2.38 times (AOR = 2.38; CI = 2.20–2.57), and 1.13 times (AOR = 1.13; CI = 1.06–1.21) higher odds of ROR crashes, respectively. The three risky riding behaviours (i.e., unhelmeted riding, drunk riding, and unlicensed riding) were significantly related to ROR crashes. The risk of unhelmeted riding and ROR crashes increased with BACs. © 2023 by the authors.

Item Type: Article
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Uncontrolled Keywords: Accidents, Traffic; Alcoholic Intoxication; Alcoholism; Head Protective Devices; Humans; Motorcycles; Taiwan; Taiwan; accident; alcohol consumption; cycle transport; drinking; multiple regression; risk factor; alcohol blood level; article; controlled study; human; human tissue; motorcyclist; population research; running; Taiwan; alcohol intoxication; alcoholism; helmet; motorcycle; Taiwan; traffic accident
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
R Medicine > RT Nursing
R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing > Nursing
Depositing User: Ngesti Gandini
Date Deposited: 06 Jun 2024 03:42
Last Modified: 06 Jun 2024 03:42
URI: https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/2433

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