The Relationship Analysis of Phone Use to Accident Risk on Online Motorcycle Taxi in Semarang Using Logistic Regression

Abstract

The existence of online motorcycle taxis had become increased. Besides, in Semarang, Indonesia the recorded number of online motorcycle taxis violation increased by 30% and the number of accidents involving online motorcycle taxis increased by 79% between 2018 and 2019. It was necessary to explore further whether the use of mobile phones on online motorcycle taxis plays a role in the number of motorcycle vehicle accidents. The factors used were demographics, frequency, time, safety and accident risk, and data obtained using a questionnaire. Online motorcycle taxi drivers in Semarang, Indonesia, were participated in this study as respondents. The data were processed by descriptive methods and logistics regression. This study found the high level of unawareness of respondent to obligate the rules in using cellphones while driving and the difficulty of respondents applying safety rules. We found that those factors were significantly affect the risk of accidents on motorcycle. In addition, this research also obtained a formulation related with the risk of accidents occurring in online motorcycle taxi drivers.