Abstract
The main objective of this study was to explore the relationship between riding attitude, sensation seeking, anger and riding confidence with risky riding behaviour among motorcyclist at University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP). Partial Least Squares of Structural equation modelling (SEM) and Statistical Package Social Science (SPSS) are utilized to determine the direct effect of the variables. The results discovered that riding attitude, sensation seeking, and anger had shown positive significant relationship towards risky riding behaviour while riding confidence has shown negative significant relationship towards risky riding behaviour.
Highlights
Road accident seems to be a never-ending issue in Malaysia
Four predictors will be examined in relation to risky riding behaviour such as riding attitude, sensation seeking, anger, and riding confidence as the theoretical framework in figure 2
The present study revealed that riding attitude, sensation seeking, anger and riding confidence have a positive significant relationship with risky riding behaviour
Summary
Highest number of deaths in motorcycle road accident which amounted to 934 cases, followed by the age between 21 to years (828 cases), to years (641), to years (579), and the remaining years above. Statistics provided by the Department of Road Transport has shown an increase in the number of accidents from year 2010–2015. According to the Road Safety Department of Malaysia, of the 131 deaths from road accidents, 85 cases involving motorcycles in 2015 from January to July. Individuals aged between 16 to 20 years old had the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) is widely used in various studies regarding human behaviour. According to TPB, there are three main predictors affecting individual intention towards behaviour, namely attitude toward the behaviour, subjective norm, and perceived behavioural control (Ajzen, 2005). The theory TPB is a reference that can be used as an underpinning theory in this study
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