A Study on the effects of ride hailing applications on the welfare of cyclists: a case study of Safeboda
Abstract
The study aimed at establishing the effects of ride hailing applications on the welfare of cyclists.
It mainly looked at income, customer base and safety as measures of welfare.
The study used paired t-test statistics in establishing significance of change in income before and
after joining the ride hailing application/platform. There was a 14,888.89 increase in the average
income earned by the cyclists that joined the platform/application. The increase in the average
income was statistically significant, p (0.0000) and we are 95% confident that the increase in
average income lies between 13,391.52 and 16,835.26.
Paired t-test statistics were also used to establish significance of change in the cyclists’ customer
base. There was an average increase of 6 daily customers to the cyclists that joined the
platform/application. The average increase in the number of daily customers was statistically
significant, p (0.0000) and we are 95% confident that the average increase in the number of daily
customers lies between 5.490454 and 6.109546.
The Chi square test statistic was used to establish the relationship between safety of cyclists
before and after joining the ride hailing application/platform. There was a significant
improvement in the safety of cyclists after joining the ride hailing applications, p (0.05).