BackgroundudWhile helmet usage is often mandated, few motorcycle and scooter riders make full use of protection for the rest of the body. Little is known about the factors associated with riders’ usage or non-usage of protective clothing.ududMethodsudNovice riders were surveyed prior to their provisional licence test in NSW, Australia. Questions related to usage and beliefs about protective clothing, riding experience and exposure, risk taking and demographic details. Multivariable Poisson regression models were used to identify factors associated with two measures of usage, comparing those who sometimes vs rarely/never rode unprotected and who usually wore non-motorcycle pants vs motorcycle pants.ududResultsudNinety-four percent of eligible riders participated and usable data was obtained from 66% (n = 776). Factors significantly associated with riding unprotected were: youth (17–25 years) (RR = 2.00, 95% CI: 1.50–2.65), not seeking protective clothing information (RR = 1.29, 95% CI = 1.07–1.56), non-usage in hot weather (RR = 3.01, 95% CI: 2.38–3.82), awareness of social pressure to wear more protection (RR = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.12–1.95), scepticism about protective benefits (RR = 2.00, 95% CI: 1.22–3.28) and riding a scooter vs any type of motorcycle. A similar cluster of factors including youth (RR = 1.17, 95% CI: 1.04–1.32), social pressure (RR = 1.32, 95% CI: 1.16–1.50), hot weather (RR = 1.30, 95% CI: 1.19–1.41) and scooter vs motorcycles were also associated with wearing non-motorcycle pants. There was no evidence of an association between use of protective clothing and other indicators of risk taking behaviour.ududConclusionsudFactors strongly associated with non-use of protective clothing include not having sought information about protective clothing and not believing in its injury reduction value. Interventions to increase use may therefore need to focus on development of credible information sources about crash risk and the benefits of protective clothing. Further work is required to develop motorcycle protective clothing suitable for hot climates.
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机译：背景信息 x {e76f}尽管经常要求使用头盔，但很少有摩托车和踏板车骑手充分保护身体的其余部分。对与骑手使用或不使用防护服相关的因素知之甚少。 ud udMethods ud在澳大利亚新南威尔士州进行临时执照测试之前，对初学者进行了调查。有关防护服的使用和信念，骑行经历和暴露，冒险和人口统计细节的问题。多变量Poisson回归模型用于识别与两种使用方法相关的因素，比较那些有时还是很少/从未骑着未受保护的骑行者以及通常穿着非机车裤还是机车裤的人。 ud udResults ud94％的合格骑手参与和可用数据从66％（n = 776）获得。与未受保护的骑行显着相关的因素有：青年（17-25岁）（RR = 2.00，95％CI：1.50-2.65），未寻求防护服信息（RR = 1.29，95％CI = 1.07-1.56），非在炎热天气使用（RR = 3.01，95％CI：2.38–3.82），意识到需要更多保护的社会压力（RR = 1.48，95％CI：1.12–1.95），对保护性福利持怀疑态度（RR = 2.00，95 ％CI：1.22–3.28）和骑踏板车对比任何类型的摩托车。类似的因素包括青年（RR = 1.17，95％CI：1.04–1.32），社会压力（RR = 1.32，95％CI：1.16-1.50），炎热的天气（RR = 1.30，95％CI：1.19–1.5） 1.41），踏板车与摩托车的关系也与穿着非摩托车裤有关。没有证据表明防护服的使用与其他冒险行为指标之间存在关联。 ud ud结论 ud与不使用防护服密切相关的因素包括未曾寻求有关防护服的信息并且不相信其减少伤害值。因此，增加使用量的干预措施可能需要专注于开发有关撞车风险和防护服的益处的可靠信息源。需要进一步的工作来开发适合炎热气候的摩托车防护服。
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