A Model of Road Safety Management of Motorcycle Users for Vocational Students in Muang District, Rayong Province

Abstract

This research aimed to study the components of road safety management and to develop a model for motorcycle safety management using empirical data. The samples were 370 vocational students in Mueang District, Rayong Province. The study tool was an opinion questionnaire containing questions of 5-level estimation scale with a confidence value of 0.89. Data were analyzed with frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation; and confirmed the components with a conformity model through the Lisrel program and focus group. The research results showed that: (A) the components and development of indicators of road safety management had 2 main components, 7 sub-components, and 44 indicators as follows: the main component 1: working mechanism with 4 sub-components, (1) personnel, (2) information data, (3) integrated roadmap, and (4) supervision, monitor and evaluate. The main component 2: risk issues with 3 sub-components: (1) risk behavior, (2) physical risk, and (3) vehicles. (B) Following the development of a road safety management model, it was found that (1) the main components of road safety management had favorable basic statistics at a high level, with particular aspects on working mechanism and risk issues. (2) The sub-components of road safety management had improved basic statistics at a high level on information data, supervise, monitor and evaluate, risk physical, integrated roadmap, personnel, vehicles and risk behavior. (3) Assessment of the consistency of the model revealed that after the modification of the model based on the adjustment index, the chi-square value was not statistically significant = 0.76, x2 /df = 0.47, GFI=1.00, RMSEA <0.01, which passed the specified criteria. All the experts had confirmed that the road safety management model was appropriate and could be applied in practice.