International Journal of Educational Research and Development Vol. 3(6), pp. 096-101, August 2014 ISSN 2327-316X ©2014 Academe Research Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Sociological perspective of trainings for motorbike riders among educated youth: A case of Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan

Zahid Hussain, Adeel-Ur-Rehman* and Muhammad Khurshid Akhtar Khan

Department of Sociology, BZU Multan, Pakistan.

*Corresponding author. E-mail: adeel.urrehman@ymail.com.

Accepted 14 July, 2014

Abstract

Motorbike collision affects the victim as well as other members of the community and society around the victim. Training of a motorbike rider plays a vital role in this social event. The objective of this study is to investigate and quantify the trainings among educated youth which is responsible in reducing the road accidents of motorbikes. The study consisted of the students of Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan as universe with a 500 sample size which was selected through convenient sampling and data were collected with the help of questionnaires. Greater proportion of the respondents did not have a license for riding motorbike, while greater proportion of the license holders got their license without skill test. Respondents had little awareness about road signs and personal protective equipments related to motorbike riding. This research article suggests that traffic or road safety department should improve the law enforcement and licensing system, encourage the monitoring of the riding schools with international standard, and do campaigns about motorbike riding trainings for motivating motorbike riders.

Key words: Training, motorbike riding, educated youth, road accident, collision.