Motorcycle fatalities in Malaysia

Motorcyclist is one of the most vulnerable groups of road users. In Malaysia, motorcyclist casualties constitute more than two thirds of road accident victims. This study describes recent trends of fatal motorcycle crash in Malaysia as well as changes in crash rates during the past ten years. Police data were used to examine the motorcycle fatal crashes annually from year 1999 to 2008. The data was retrospectively collected from the MIROS Accident Database and Analysis Unit which maintains a centralised national traffic accident database, MIROS Road Accident Database (MROADS). A total of 35,603 fatalities among motorcyclist were recorded during the ten years period. Most of the victims of motorcycle crash were males in which male predominated over female in the ratio 11:1. The fatalities among motorcycle rider were 88% while only 12 % for pillion. Majority (38%) of the victims were in the age group 16–25 years. Overall, the rider fatalities increased in 14% with significant increase...

2013

Motorcyclists are over-represented in casualty crashes in Malaysia, accounting for approximately 60 percent of all road fatalities. In order to develop effective ways to reduce motorcyclist casualty crashes, it is important to identify the extent of the problem, critical safety issues, the types of crashes that present the greatest risk to riders, and the factors commonly associated with these crashes and their causal factors. The objective of this paper was to explore current crash and injury factors for motorcyclist fatal collisions in Malaysia. Fatal motorcycle crashes occurring between 2007 and 2011 were extracted from the crash database to examine crash and injury patterns, including collision type and location, road geometry, vehicles involved, number of people involved, driver/rider error, demographic characteristics of riders, and injury outcomes. The results identified a number of key collision and rider characteristics that were associated with motorcyclist injury, includi...

Motorcyclists are the highest contributors to road fatality statistics in Malaysia, particularly young riders. This warrants a study to be carried out to understand the overall accident characteristics and investigate the associated risk factors. Secondary data from police records (POL 27) were utilized using three years of accident records (2006 – 2008). Results shown that the following factors led to a higher probability of being killed or severely injured (KSI) for young motorcycle riders; being a male motorcyclist, riding with a learner probationary license or without a license, riding with an improper helmet or without wearing any, being involved in a crash that happens during the wee hours, being involved in a crash that happens during dawn or dusk or in the dark with and without street lighting, being involved in a crash that happens at built-up or rural areas and being involved in a head-on collision.

Despite the various interventions carried out to reduce the number of road crashes and injuries involving motorcycle riders, unlicensed riding remains a growing road safety concern in Malaysia. Thus, the current study was embarked upon to identify the general trends and to assess the factors contributing to the high involvement of unlicensed motorcycle riders who were fatally injured in road crashes. The results indicated that about one-fifth of the total casualties involved were unlicensed motorcycle riders and the proportion would be higher if the statistics of the unknown cases was included. The results also revealed that, when compared with licensed motorcycle riders, relatively high proportion of unlicensed motorcycle riders were young (69%), did not wear safety helmets (33%), involved in crashes which occurred at night (39%) and in rural areas (79.1%). These findings suggested that unlicensed motorcycle riders were predominantly young which can be considered as novice and inexperienced, and were more likely to engage in risky riding behaviors. Potential intervention activities and future research are discussed as well.

Iatss Research, 2018

Journal of Advanced Transportation , 2021

Motorcycle is a popular mode of transportation in many developing countries, including Pakistan. Since the last decade, the registered number of motorcycles in Pakistan has increased by six times, constituting 74% of the total registered vehicles. However, limited research efforts have been made to investigate motorcycle-related safety issues in Pakistan. us, the relationship between potential risk factors and injury outcomes of motorcycle crashes is still unclear in the country. is study, therefore, established a random parameter logit model to examine the factors associated with the motorcycle injury severity. e analysis is based on two years (2014-2015) of data collected through the road traffic injuries surveillance system from Karachi city, Pakistan. e results indicate that the summer season, weekends, nighttime, elderly riders, heavy vehicle, and single-vehicle collisions are positively associated with fatalities, while the presence of pillion passengers and motorcycle-to-motorcycle crashes are negatively associated with fatalities. More importantly, in the specific context of Pakistan, morning hours, young riders, and female pillion passengers whose clothes stuck in the wheel significantly increase the fatal injury outcomes. Based on the findings, potential countermeasures to improve motorcycle safety are discussed, such as strict enforcement to control motorcyclists' risky behavior and speeding, provision of exclusive motorcycles lanes, and education of female pillion passengers. e findings from this study would increase awareness of motorcycle safety and can be used by the policymakers to enhance road safety in Pakistan, as well as in other developing countries with similar situations.

Traffic Injury Prevention