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The present study aimed to investigate the effects of training in safety riding program on motorcycle rider risk perception and concerns. The research method was quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest and follow-up, with control group. The sample included all motorcycle drivers of city of Babel. Using simple random sampling, 60 randomly selected riders were assigned to experimental and control groups (30 each). Participants completed the Risk Perception Questionnaire. Safety riding training program was administered to experimental group for eight weeks, 16 sessions and 32 hours, but the control group received no training. The analysis of variance with repeated measures was used to analyze the data. The results showed that there are significant differences in risk perception and concern scores of motorcycle riders at post-test and follow-up of experimental group (p<0/0001). This difference was not observed in the control group scores. The results show that, safety riding training program increase the risk perception of the motorcycle riders.
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