Institute of Transportation, MOTC

       Based on the conceptual framework established by Michon (1989), Keskinen (1996) proposed a four-level theory of hierarchical driving behavior. This study developed a set of measuring scales that include the constructs for the four hierarchies of motorcycle riding behavior and can be used to verify the effects among different hierarchies to support the theory of hierarchical motorcycle riding behavior. Samples of 827 motorcycle drivers between 18 to 30 years old in Hsin Chu city were collected to verify the effects between various constructs in the conceptual framework of hierarchical motorcycle driving behavior. Among all, the altruistic construct is the most influential construct in the framework. In addition, the motorcyclists were classified into different groups by their holding durations of motorcycle driver license and riding frequencies and analyzed the effect of driving experience on hierarchical motorcycle riding behavior’s constructs. The study results show that riding experience will improve the performance of every construct, but somewhat differences of effect happened on different constructs. The results of this study could be used as a reference for government authorities when they are planning the driver licensing policy and designing the driver education and training program.