A DESCRIPTIVE PILOT STUDY ON SAFETY PERCEPTION AMONG RIDE-HAILING CAR PASSENGERS IN MALAYSIA

Abstract

Recently, major ride-hailing car (RHC)-related road safety issues have become more prevalent in Malaysia. Due to distracted driving, speeding, irregular working schedules, and exposure to various unsafe road environment circumstances, road traffic accidents are extremely likely to happen to RHC drivers. Consequently, this study is carried out to examine safety perception among RHC passengers in Malaysia. The questionnaire has six sections comprising the respondent’s background, travel behavior and pattern, safety perception, driving behavior, vehicle safety, and road environment factors. Convenient sampling was used, and the sample comprised 30 random RHC passengers. Descriptive statistical analysis revealed a high disagreement and neutral level of respondents for the questions, especially for driving behavior and vehicle safety factors. Nevertheless, the responses were generally neutral and highly agreed on the road environment factors. Based on the results, the findings of the study were also discussed.