Factors Associated with High Levels of Accidents by Motorcycle Taxi Drivers

Factors associated with high levels of accidents by Motorcycle taxi drivers Godwin Asiimwe Bachelor of Statistics, Msc. Statistics (Makerere University) protagonist Lecturer, Department of Management Science Makerere University Business School Mbaga Tuzinde Bsc. Quantitative Economics, Msc. Quantitative Economics (Makerere University) appurtenant Lecturer, Department of Management Science Makerere University Business School Humphrey Anjoga Bsc. Business Computing, Msc. Information engine room Management (Makerere University) Assistant Lecturer, Department of Business Computing Makerere University Business School September, 2008 Abstract The escalating number of boda-boda related to accidents according to the recent reports from police, has posed an immense mystery to the touch authorities. While Kisaalita, W, Sentongo, J. (2007) viewed the development of motorcycle taxi (boda-boda) service as a spontaneous entrepreneurial response, parallel to that is their safety concern. The part of this paper is to identify major causes of accidents by the boda boda riders and hence nominate plausible remedies to the problem.

Methodology: A survey was taken in the 3 city suburbs of Kampala (Kawempe, and Kasubi, Kisenyi) using simple stochastic sampling technique. A sample of cxx operators was selected and a healthful structured questionnaire administered to them. Logistic regression analyses were used to obtain change odds ratio estimates for each of the operator related factors considered for this study. Findings: Of the 120 motorcycle operators that were interviewed, 66% of them had been involved in accidents before, 56% had a ridding permit, and 43% owned their own motorcycles, while only 65% lived with their families in Kampala. From the application of the logit models, it emerges that the most important variables contributing to risks of accidents by boda boda operators were motorcycle ownership, family location, experience, age and ownership of a... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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