Abstract

Background and Objective: Motorcycles, as one of the main vehicles developing countries, especially in metropolitan areas, play important role in transportation. However, high number of accidents, traffic violations, and risky behaviors of motorcyclists indicate a weakness civic ethics and social responsibility. On the other hand, the easy motorcycle license scheme implemented aim of reducingadministrative burden increasing access to licenses, but there are concerns about the impact of these schemes on reducing essential training and weakening traffic culture. The main objective of the study is to explain the relationship between the easy motorcycle license scheme and the civic ethics of motorcyclists.

Method: study applied in terms of its purpose and is a descriptive correlational method. The statistical population included all motorcycle license recipients in the Asan program in Tehran who succeeded in obtaining a motorcycle license in the Asan program in 1403. sample size was based on simple random sampling and Salehi's standard questionnaire on civic ethics for motorcycle riders (2012) was used as a data collection tool. Kolmogorov's test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and regression were used to analyze the data using SPSS22 statistical software.

Findings: Based on research findings and data analysis, the greatest impact of easy motorcycle license scheme on civic ethics of motorcyclists is on component of respecting the rights of others with a value of 0.684, then responsibility with a value of 0.663, then order with a value of 0.655, then a sense of altruism with a value of 0.621, and finally the ecologically safe component with a value of 0.607.

Results: The easy motorcycle license scheme can lead to the promotion of civic ethics combining education, intelligent supervision, and behavioral incentives instead of reducing discipline. key to success is the combination of the three elements of ease issuing, strictness in supervision, and continuous culture building