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To evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding crash helmet use and cycling safety measures among commercial motorcyclists in Southwestern Nigeria.

May 7, 2007Traffic Injury Prevention

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Nigerian Commercial Motorcyclists in the Use of Crash Helmet and other Safety Measures

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FOFadekemi Olufunmilayo OginniObafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex VUV.I. UgbokoUniversity of Bahrain RARichard Ayodeji AdewoleUniversity of Lagos

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Cross-sectional survey reveals low helmet compliance and minimal formal training among commercial motorcyclists, highlighting the need for strict traffic safety enforcement.

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To evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding crash helmet use and cycling safety measures among commercial motorcyclists in Southwestern Nigeria.
Administered structured questionnaires to randomly selected commercial motorcyclists at designated motorcycle parks in Lagos and Ile-Ife, Nigeria (N=224 males, aged 15–58 years).
Evaluated training background, riding history, alcohol consumption, helmet utilization, passenger load, and prior accident involvement, analyzing data with SPSS 11.0.
Only 10.3% of riders received formal training, whereas 35.5% were self-trained, 48.6% reported carrying 2–4 pillion passengers, and 30.0% reported alcohol consumption.
Only 20.0% of respondents identified crash helmets as a recognized safety device, 23.8% were wearing a helmet at assessment, and 45.8% reported a history of road crashes, with 67.3% supporting mandatory helmet law enforcement.

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Oginni et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a705460febe604dd7091eb9 https://doi.org/10.1080/15389580601058472

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Cross-sectional survey reveals low helmet compliance and minimal formal training among commercial motorcyclists, highlighting the need for strict traffic safety enforcement.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Nigerian Commercial Motorcyclists in the Use of Crash Helmet and other Safety Measures

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