Resilient Wheels: Exploring Livelihood Assets of Motorcycle Drivers in a Modern Transport Era

Abstract

Public utility drivers are succumbed to poverty. I explored the sustainability of the livelihood of single motorcycle drivers. Using qualitative descriptive research design, I interviewed my eight participants selected through purposive sampling. My thematic analysis informed me that single motorcycle drivers face rising competition, and fuel hike. Yet, they sustain their livelihood through adaptive practices despite economic and educational constraints. School heads and government leaders may collaborate in implementing programs to equip motorcycle drivers with enabling skills like financial literacy, and alternative livelihoods. Future studies may apply multiple linear regression and mediation analysis, along with Exploratory Facto Analysis-based questionnaire development using the themes and sub-themes of my study as variables and indicators.