Research Article
Pilot Study: Identifying the Suitable Design of Motorcycle Footboard for Children
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.24-8-2021.2315293, author={Nor Amalina Mohamed Zaki and Ruwaidy Mat Rasul and Nor Ziratul Aqma Norzaman}, title={Pilot Study: Identifying the Suitable Design of Motorcycle Footboard for Children}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design Industries \& Creative Culture, DESIGN DECODED 2021, 24-25 August 2021, Kedah, Malaysia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={DESIGN-DECODED}, year={2022}, month={3}, keywords={children pillion motorcycle safety footboard}, doi={10.4108/eai.24-8-2021.2315293} }- Nor Amalina Mohamed Zaki
Ruwaidy Mat Rasul
Nor Ziratul Aqma Norzaman
Year: 2022
Pilot Study: Identifying the Suitable Design of Motorcycle Footboard for Children
DESIGN-DECODED
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.24-8-2021.2315293
Abstract
It is common to see young pillion riding an underbone motorcycle, whether in urban or federal roads in Malaysia. However, one of the main issues facing young pillion is their safety while on the bike. In motorcycle-related accidents, children usually sustain a lower limb injury because their legs do not properly reach the footrest and make them unbalance on the bike. It is important for young pillion to use a proper footstep pedal accordingly with their correct physical measurements. The main objective of this study is to identify the correct characteristics of the main user and clarify the suitable design of the motorcycle footboard. One of the major aims of this work is to identify children’s ergonomics and a child friendly motorcycle footboard to improve body stability on the motorcycle. Using triangulation methodologies, the data were derived from conducting the suitable design of the motorcycle footboard. Based on data, 76% of the underbone motorcycle user used it to send and fetch their children to primary school every day. With that, priority is given to children of 7 to 9 years old. Thus, the anthropometric data of these categories will influence the design criteria of the footboard. On average, the height of young pillion is 122 to 152 cm, which the average footprint size is 19.3 cm to 20.6 cm; whereby these findings were important in design a suitable footboard for children.