Prevalence and factors associated with traffic accidents involving motorcycle taxis

摘要

Objective: to determine the prevalence of motorcycle accidents involving motorcycle taxi drivers and associated factors. Method: this is a cross-sectional and exploratory study, with application of questionnaires to motorcycle taxi drivers of 32 regions of Caic?3, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil (N=420). Results: motorcycle taxi drivers have a high level of daily working hours (12 hours on average), and it was found that 63.6% were involved in at least one motorcycling accident. The occurence of motorcycling accidents was significantly associated only to level of education ( p <0.001), with no significant association with the other variables, such as age ( p =0.132), time of service ( p =0.744) and working hours ( p =0.830). Conclusion: it is necessary to implement preventive and educational actions with motorcycle taxi drivers and users of this service concerning accidents and emergency measures, due to constant exposure to accidents during work routine.