In 2011 alone, 3,343 people were reported to have lost lives due to motorcycle accidents (Uganda annual crime and traffic/road safety report, 2011). A study conducted by Naddumba et.al (2010) at Mulago referral hospital found that bodaboda crashes contributed to 41% of road traffic accidents on Ugandan roads. According to a report by Injury Control Centre Uganda, Mulago hospital receives 5 to 20 bodaboda related cases daily.4 This study therefore, set out to establish the underlying factors influencing high rate of accidents among commercial motorcyclists (boda boda) within Kampala city, Uganda. The study established that a large number of commercial motorcyclists (32.5%) used alcohol and/or psychoactive drugs during their job. 54.6(%) percent of the bodaboda riders had learned to ride informally from a friend or relative and 37(%) percent had taught themselves whilst only 8.4% learned through a driving school.

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Source: School of Statistics and Planning, College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS)