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Abstract The Ghana National Road Safety Commission indicates that over 2,200 people were involved in motorcycle accidents (MCAs) nationwide in 2016 partly due to the increased usage of motorcycles for… Click to show full abstract
Abstract The Ghana National Road Safety Commission indicates that over 2,200 people were involved in motorcycle accidents (MCAs) nationwide in 2016 partly due to the increased usage of motorcycles for commercial and private purposes. Several studies on the causes of MCAs in Ghana however, have focused on rational factors such as over speeding, drunk riding, fatigue, age and gender. What is less understood is the role of sociocultural construction of risk and community perceptions about MCAs. Using a mixed methods approach involving surveys and focus group discussions, this paper examines community perceptions of MCAs in the Upper West Region (UWR) of Ghana. Findings show that sociocultural misconceptions of accidents as outcomes of supernatural causes (OR = 1.41, P
Journal Title: Travel Behaviour and Society
Year Published: 2019
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