Citation

Bruno Kinyaga. J. Traffic Transp. Eng. (Valley Cottage, NY) 2022; 10(2).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, David Publishing)

DOI

10.17265/2328-2142/2022.02.002

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Motorcycles transport commonly known as (Boda boda) in Tanzania has been growing up in the recently years in both urban and rural areas. Since motorcycles transport being authorized to carry passengers in the Tanzania it has been associated with many accidents resulting to large number of deaths and injuries in the country. Most of the Road Traffic Injuries victims are passengers, motorcyclists and pedestrians. Males are over represented in all causes. Most of the deceased were 18-29 years old. The major social-economic benefit of this study was to found out the main causes and measures of reducing the number of accidents associated with motorcycle transport service in both urban and rural areas.

Language: en