Exploring the factors influencing car drivers’ perception and crash probability with food delivery riders

Motorcycle food delivery riders (MFDRs) face significant crash risk with some of these crashes attributed to other vehicle drivers. This research assesses drivers’ perceptions and observed riding behaviors of MFDRs through a survey and analyzes driver factors that increase MFDR crash risk. Drivers indicated that MFDRs exhibited reckless riding (tailgating, filtering, and weaving), and drivers’ demographics, driving characteristics, and personality trait anger affected these observations. Personality trait anger influenced fault identified in a crash and motorcycle riding perception, while driver demographics had a minor effect on the perceptions. Drivers’ motorcycle riding experience affected understanding of MFDR riding behaviors and MFDR riding perception. Driver’s age, employment, motorcycle riding experience, violations, emotional state while driving (hurry), observed MFDR violations factor score, and motorcycle riding perception affected crash probability. The results could be used to develop strategies to promote traffic safety in mixed environments by providing motorcycle riding behavior awareness and improving driver training.