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dc.contributor.author Amarasingha, N
dc.contributor.editor Gunaruwan, TL
dc.date.accessioned 2022-04-25T04:42:43Z
dc.date.available 2022-04-25T04:42:43Z
dc.date.issued 2016-06
dc.identifier.citation Amarasingha, N. (2016). Risk factors of motorcycle crashes in Sri Lanka [Extended Abstract]. In T.L. Gunaruwan (Ed.), Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry 2016 (pp. 79-81). Sri Lanka Society of Transport and Logistics. https://slstl.lk/r4tli-2016/ en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/17675
dc.description The use of motorcycles has become a passion or even a way of life in many South Asian countries including Sri Lanka, for commuting to work or transporting goods, as they are easy to use and to cover short distances. In these countries, ownership and use of motorcycles and other two-wheelers are generally relatively high. Compared to drivers of other vehicles, motorcyclists are vulnerable road users as they often share the traffic space with fast-moving vehicles, they are less visible, and also they lack protection in the case of a crash. All Sri Lankan regulations for motor vehicles are applicable to motorcycles. The owners are required to register their vehicles and also obtain driving licences to operate motorcycles. They also are required to obtain annual revenue licenses. Motorcycles are popular among middle income and low income people in Sri Lanka and mainly used to commute to work and also used to transport goods, as well as for recreational purposes. The most common vehicles on Sri Lankan roads are motorcycles and the number of motorcycles is more than three times the number of the second most popular vehicle, namely the three-wheeler. The percentage of increase of registered motorcycles in Sri Lanka from year 2003 to 2012, was 152% [1]. As the number of motorcycles increase, so does the probability of their being involved in motor vehicle crashes. Despite their popularity, little research has been conducted to study the impact of motorcycles on road safety in Sri Lanka. The present research investigates the risk factors of crashes involving motorcycles and contributory causes using data from Sri Lanka. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Sri Lanka Society for Transport and Logistics en_US
dc.relation.uri https://slstl.lk/r4tli-2016/ en_US
dc.subject Crash-data analysis en_US
dc.subject Motorcycles en_US
dc.subject Road safety en_US
dc.title Risk factors of motorcycle crashes in Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Conference-Extended-Abstract en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Transport and Logistics Management en_US
dc.identifier.year 2016 en_US
dc.identifier.conference 1st International Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry 2016 en_US
dc.identifier.place Colombo en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 79-81 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Proceedings of 1st Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry 2016 en_US


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