Track: Transportation and Traffic

Abstract

Road injury is a significant problem for many countries, especially those within low-and-medium income nations. Work-related road accidents have been increasing steadily with road fatalities. In Malaysia, commuting accidents has surpassed industrial accidents in the last ten years. The expansion of the gig economy is in line with the extensive recruitment of gig riders to satisfy the on-demand delivery services, which results in more injuries and fatalities between them. As work-related road safety among the gig riders has not been well studied within low-and-medium income countries, this study aims to present a conceptual framework to identify risk factors that can lead to injuries and fatalities among gig riders. A comprehensive literature review discovered socio-technical work-related risk factors including gig rider context, motorcycle design/safety, interaction with other road users, work/organization context and road/infrastructure/environmental conditions. This study will involve semi-structured interviews, a questionnaire and accident data analysis. This research will determine specific work-related risk factors of the gig riders which have not been thoroughly studied. Moreover, the framework can assist the future development of rules or regulations for reducing the injuries or fatalities of the gig riders, especially in Malaysia.