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dc.contributor.authorYogo, Kenneth O
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-28T07:02:09Z
dc.date.available2019-02-28T07:02:09Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11295/106430
dc.description.abstractTraining and compliance to safety regulations among boda boda riders have been key concerns in the motorcycle transport industry. This is because most riders lack the basic requisite road safety skills acquired through formal training. The result of this has been loss of lives due to accidents associated with motorcycle operation. According to the World Health Organization, (2016), 1.3 million lives are lost through crashes while 50 million injuries are recorded annually. All these, have been attributed to lack of training among the motorcycle riders. Therefore, this study sought to investigate training and regulation compliance in motorcycle industry in Kisumu Central Sub County. This was guided by the following specific research objectives; i) To establish the socio-economic characteristics of boda boda riders ii) assess the effect of training and non-training to safety regulation, iii) examine the extent of safety regulation compliance among the trained and untrained riders This study was justified by the gap in knowledge on training of motor cycle riders and the effect of training on compliance. The study adopted the use of descriptive research design. The target population for the study was all the commercial boda boda operators within the Kisumu Central Sub County, drawn from 6 wards. The study population consisted of randomly sampled boda boda riders drawn from three out of six wards with 266 operating points referred to as ‘bases’ with each base having an average of 15- 30 motorcycle operators and an estimated population of 5,613 riders. The study employed a multi-stage cluster sampling; mapping of the site was done in order to generate clusters for the study. The use of purposive stratified sampling was adopted and it involved the division of the population into number of groups (bases) where the members of the group or strata shared a particular characteristic (motorcycle riders). Equally, the key informants were sampled purposively based on their expertise and knowledge on the subject matter of training and compliance. Primary data was gathered from the commercial boda boda motorcycle operators within the sampled clusters while secondary data was collected from the statistics held by the traffic police department and the NTSA offices, published and unpublished reports including but not limited to the academic journals, theses among other sources, with google scholar and electronic journals being used to search for secondary literature. The data collection tools included questionnaires and check list of issues for the key informants interviews (KIIs), the Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and observation. A Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used and the data collected analyzed using descriptive statistics by employing frequency distribution tables and percentages, and cross tabulations. From the findings, it emerged that majority of the respondents were male. The level of compliance among the riders was low; a fact that was attributed to lack of formal training, only 47 per cent had formal training. Majority of the respondents had at least some formal level of education. With regards to road safety, motorcycle ownership was significant to safety compliance as most of the motorcycle owners had received the prerequisite training. The major causes of boda boda accidents were inexperience, poor roads, and non – compliance with road rules. Motor cycle leasing was found to be a contributor to road accidents as the riders have to make many trips in order to meet the daily targets, resulting to non-compliance in most cases. The findings further revealed that most of the respondents had received training but most of the training was informal hence quite a number are operating illegally. The contributing factors of low acquisition of driving licenses include the cost and process being expensive, and corruption by Kenya Police Service Personnel. Most of the respondents held the view that lack of training on xiii part of boda boda riders was a major contributor to road accidents, despite there being a high level of compliance among the trained riders. Motorcycle insurance in this regard was not taken seriously as they perceived it to benefit only the owner whenever there are accidents in terms of compensation. The challenges in the motorcycle operation included; refusal by customers to comply with the road safety rules, insecurity that hinders riders operations at night, and persistent police harassment. Also, the high cost of helmets and reflector jackets as distributors do not sell the motorcycle with all safety gears as required. Lastly, they are no specific training institutions by NTSA, and the few approved driving schools are not affordable to the riders. The study therefore recommends that NTSA makes training available and affordable, pick –up and drop-off points need to be designated by the county government, need for a Sacco to enhance efficient management of the motorcycle industryen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Nairobien_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectMotor Cycle Transport Operationsen_US
dc.titleTraining And Regulation Compliance In Motor Cycle Transport Operations In Kisumu Cityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US


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