THE ROLE OF MARYLAND'S MOTORCYCLE RIDER COURSE IN PROMOTING SAFER BEHAVIORS AND ATTITUDES
This study was designed to assess the effects of the Maryland Motorcycle Rider Course on safer riding behaviors. To this end, new motorcycle licensures were identified in 1998 and 1999 after either participating in and passing the Maryland Motorcycle Rider Course, trained status or passing the riding and written tests, untrained status. A structured interview was conducted at one-year intervals eliciting information about riding exposure, purpose, habits, practices, self-reported accidents, use of safety equipment, risky riding behaviors, and law-breaking behaviors. The trained participants were also asked to evaluate the influence of the course on their riding experiences over the past year and their suggestions for improvements. The results indicate that more females present in the trained condition and more experienced riders present in the untrained condition. After licensing there was no difference in exposure. There was no significant difference in accidents, self-reported or police-reported as a function of training status. The trained males reported significantly higher compliance in the use of safety gears and lawful behaviors. The trained respondents reported after one year of riding that the Maryland Motorcycle Riding Course had proven most useful although course improvements, especially an on-road training component, were suggested.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This research was sponsored by the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration.
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Corporate Authors:
Morgan State University
National Transportation Center, 1700 East Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD United States 21251 -
Authors:
- Perrino, C S
- Ahmed, A K W
- Callender, A
- Roger, E
- Cantwell, A
- Stewart, O
- Publication Date: 2002-12
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 61 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Attitudes; Behavior; Compliance; Driver experience; Driver training; Gender; Highway safety; Improvements; Motorcyclists; Traffic crashes
- Uncontrolled Terms: Motorcycle rider course; Safety gears (Motorcycles)
- Geographic Terms: Maryland
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00939693
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: Final Report
- Files: NTL, TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 6 2003 12:00AM