Category: Motorcycle

Introduction Road traffic crashes (RTCs) claim 1.35 million lives and cause 2050 million injuries resulting in disability each year, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (WHO, 2018). In Uganda, road traffic injuries are a fast increasing public health problem and, currently, the tenth leading cause of disability and death (IHME, 2019) (Figure 1). Although RTIs…

The urban informal transport sub-sector, the motorcycle taxis, is gaining prominence in the Nigerian society as it has provided opportunities of self-employment and income generation. To throw more light on the above, the motorcycle taxis was said to have been rampant in the late 1980s owing to the economic downtown in Nigeria which was partly…

Transportation is an indispensable aspect of human existence. It is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Over the years as human environment posed some challenges on the means of getting to ones destination, there have been several modifications by man to conquer this impediment. The industrial revolution in the…

The 2004 biographical film, The Motorcycle Diaries, reveals the journey of the 23-year-old Ernesto Fuser Guevara. The movie takes place in 1952, where Ernesto, who is about to complete his medical degree, along with his friend Alberto Granado, a biochemist, leave Buenos Aires in order to travel around Latin America eventually reaching a leper colony,…

A solar vehicle is one of the most eco-friendly innovations in the world. With fossil fuels and oil being considered as non-renewable resources, sourcing energy from a non-depleting source can really drive sustainability. These sun-powered vehicles run on solar energy but can be supplemented by a battery to allow it to run even on the…