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http://dx.doi.org/10.5805/SFTI.2015.17.2.247

A Study on the Wearing Conditions of Motorcycle Jackets for Quick Service Transporter  

Sohn, Jae Min (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Ewha Womans University)
Choi, Hei Sun (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Ewha Womans University)
Kim, Eun Kyung (Dept. of Digital Fashion, Seoul Digital University)
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Fashion & Textile Research Journal / v.17, no.2, 2015 , pp. 247-257 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study conducted a questionnaire survey on the real condition of clothing with focus on related to general motorcycle wear and motorcycle jacket targeting a quick service carrier affiliated with a quick service business in Seoul. In addition, this study is aimed at providing basic data on developing the motorcycle jacket, whose motional flexibility, safety and functionality are excellent, exclusively for a quick service carrier by grasping inconveniences and problems and deducting improvements on the basis of the questionnaire survey. This study, on the basis of the questionnaire survey results, grasped the general part related to quick service and motorcycle wear, such as their general matters, whether they were having on the motorcycle wear in the middle of doing business, whether it's necessary to wear the motorcycle wear, where they had a driving accident, and kinds of external injuries, etc. From the gathered results of analysis of the collected questionnaires, the item which got the lowest satisfaction was the inconvenience from the chafed front neck when driving. Besides, the results showed carriers' complaints like the elbow part felt tight, discomfort in the horizontal movement of the shoulders or back, and wind admission in between zippers. In addition, the respondents showed complaints in the item about hygroscopic property and air permeability at the armpits and back part, and 5 items about material flexibility, wind shielding property, living water repellency, weighty sensation, and night visibility were found to be low in respondents' satisfaction.
Keywords
quickservice; motorcycle wear; motorcycle jacket; quick service transporter; wearing condition;
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