Study on conditions of children transport on motorcycles in Latin America (2017)
otorcycles have found thereway into Latin America as an opportunity for mobility for large segments of society. As the WHO points out, motorcycle users are exposed to greater risks of collision because they share the circulation space with automobiles, buses and trucks, because they are less visible, and because of the lack of physical protection which makes them more vulnerable to injuries in the event of a crash.
This exploratory study, conducted in forty-five cities in six different countries, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Dominican Republic and Uruguay, used a non-participantobservation technique, describing situa-tions in traffic based on previously defined criteria. On the one hand, perceptions, habits and knowledge on children transportedon motorcycles were collected through a survey.