THE STUDY OF RISKY BEHAVIORS THAT AFFECT ACCIDENTS OF HIRED MOTORCYCLE RIDERS IN PHATTHALUNG MUNICIPALTY
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Risky behavior, Accident, Motorcycle rider, PhatthalungAbstract
The objective of this study was to study the risk behavior that causes accidents of hired motorcycle riders in Phatthalung Municipality. Purposive sampling was conducted with a total of 75 people. The data was collected by a questionnaire with a confidence value of 0.895, and analyzed data by determining frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The study found that motorcycle drivers were all male. Their behaviors mostly prone to road accidents including 1) when the driver was in a frustrated mood, driven at high speed (x̅ = 0.20, SD = 0.46, 54.67 percent), 2) drivers avoided following traffic rules if they feeled it was not dangerous (x̅ = 0.23, SD = 0.73), 46.67 percent), 3) the drivers drove in front of another vehicle. (x̅ = 0.26, SD = 0.64, 32.00 percent), 4) drivers like to drive the rear of the car in fron (x̅ = 0.35, SD = 0.63), 30.67 percent), and 5) driving against traffic rules in order to travel as quickly as possible ( x̅ = 0.59, SD = 0.26, 26.67 percent). Therefore, accident risk reduction measures or measures to promote safe driving are necessary for the professional group of hired motorcycle riders.
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