The effects of errors, deviations, and violations of two-wheelers on driving safety: A preliminary analysis

There is a rapid increase in population growth every year and this has led to the need to ensure transportation is available to allow humans to meet their life needs and conduct daily activities easily. One of the fastest-growing modes of transportation in Aceh is the motorcycle. However, the increase in its ownership is observed not to be matched with the traffic safety awareness required to be owned by the users, leading to an increase in the number of accidents. The report by the WHO (2018) also showed that 74% of the number of deaths of road users in Indonesia was linked to motorcyclists. Therefore, this study aims to identify personal characteristics, unsafe and aggressive driving behavior, and feelings of anxiety concerning traffic safety among motorcycle users in Banda Aceh City. Data were collected in Banda using “self-reporting” instrument developed in the form of questionnaire distributed to 300 respondents. Moreover, the Multivariate confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was applied to analyze the causal relationship between personal characteristics, unsafe and aggressive driving behavior, and feelings of anxiety concerning traffic safety. The results showed that errors and violations had a significant effect on driving safety at 0.146 and 0.453, respectively. This simply means that driving errors and violations contribute significantly to unsafe behavior and this was subsequently concluded to be one of the factors causing motorcycle accidents.