4.1. Limitations
Although respondents may indicate safety wear use, it may not be sufficiently protective. With potentially poorly protective second-hand wear easily available (Think! 2010), this research
cannot quantify quality of clothing reportedly used. There is an evident need to revise this questionnaire in subsequent research Various attitudes indicated during pre-questionnaire belief
elicitation did not attain suitable results for post-PCA analysis, despite being commonly mentioned in later comments. Accordingly,face validity confirmation by a target-population pilot group may
have assisted with questionnaire and construct refinement(Fishbein and Ajzen, 2010). Also, selected constructs such asPBC were measured with minimal items to reduce questionnaire length, potentially contributing to their exclusion in later analysis(Field, 2009). The use of participant self-sampling via online motorcycle forums may have attracted riders with strong views on the topic (Wantland et al., 2004). Inclusion of an arguably passionate
motorcycling community may have contributed to skewed results
towards PPE use. Findings cannot be generalised to the wider population due to heterogeneous demographics and a relatively modest sample size. However, the use of an online questionnaire
method enabled reach of a diverse sample population for this
exploratory research (Wright, 2005).