Abstract

In Ivory Coast, the motorcycle taxi phenomenon was imposed by the armed rebellion of September 2002 in the CNO zones. From there, the use of motorcycles will particularly develop in the commune of Bouaké to the detriment of the usual means of transport, in particular city taxis and minicars or "gbaka". In this city of Bouaké, the numerous accidents recorded daily are attributed to the motorcycle taxi which ensures the movement of populations in the different districts of the commune. The explanatory factors for the recurrence of traffic accidents involving motorcycles in Bouaké are multiple. We mainly identify the lack of driver training, ignorance of the highway code and road safety rules, incivism during checks by law enforcement and the municipality, the use of drugs and the degradation of roads.