Crash risk exploration of big bikes in Thailand using motorcycle rider behavior questionnaire (MRBQ) | |
| Author | Chirada Chaloemwong |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.TE-21-03 |
| Subject(s) | Motorcyclists--Thailand--Surveys Motorcyclists--Thailand-- Attitudes Motorcycling accidents--Thailand |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Transportation Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Thailand has a large number of motorcycle accidents every year and the trend is increasing. Because Thailand has a large number of motorcycles, which is the 3rd largest number among Asian countries. The main factor affecting motorcycle accidents is the human factor or the rider. The Rider Behavior Questionnaire was therefore used to investigate accident-risk riding behaviors. The Motorcycle Rider Behavior Questionnaire is a questionnaire that is used to survey the behaviors riders often engage in while riding to determine the behaviors that contribute to an accident. For finding riding behaviors that are at risk of accidents, the MRBQ must be developed in accordance with the riding habits of big bike riders in Thailand until it becomes a Big Bike Rider Behavior Questionnaire (BBRBQ). The main objective of this study was to study riding behaviors that affect the occurrence of crashes and near-crashes. BBRBQ has been investigating riders of big bikes in Bangkok and 6 provinces around Bangkok. Binary logistic regression was used to analyze the results of 451 sample investigations by SPSS software. The results of a binary logistic regression analysis revealed that the factors affecting the likelihood of a big bike near-crash were over speeding, riding on sidewalk, and U-turn outside the U-turn area, braking hard due to not noticing other cars crossing in front, talking to passengers while riding, riding at speed on wet roads and maneuvering without braking. From the riding behavior that affects the occurrence of a near-crash, riding at speed on wet roads is the behavior that increases the likelihood of a near-crash the most. Factors affecting crashes are riding over the speed limit, using a mobile phone while riding, riding against a flow of traffic, making a U-turn outside the U-turn area, not giving way to a vehicle that asks for change the lanes, riding so close to vehicle in front, riding run after the vehicles who behaves badly with rider, riding on low-light roads and riding with one hand. Riding against a flow of traffic is the behavior that increases the chances of a crash the most. In addition, over speed riding and U-turns outside the U-turn area are behaviors that increase the likelihood of both crash and near-crash. |
| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Transportation Engineering (TE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kunnawee Kanitpong |
| Examination Committee(s) | Ampol Karoonsoontawong;Santoso, Djoen San |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Royal Thai Government Fellowship |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2022 |