PERCEIVED DETERMINANTS OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AMONG AUTOMOBILE ROAD USERS
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ABSTRACT
This study was undertaken to examine the perceived determinants of road traffic accidents among automobile road users using Ijebu-Ode local Government Area of Ogun State as case study. The study employed survey research method. Data were gathered through primary and secondary source. A sample of one hundred and twenty(120) was drawn from the population and questionnaires were administered to them, out of the 120 questionnaires, 109 were returned, while 100 were validated. For the purpose of drawing reasonable conclusion from this research, three hypotheses were formulated and tested. The hypotheses were tested with the use of chi-Square analysis. The results of the analysis resulted to rejecting the four null hypotheses and accepting the four alternates, thereby concluding that; Mechanical problems, Ignorance of basic safety rules by the road users, Ineffectiveness of road traffic wardens, and socio-cultural factors are all significant determinant of traffic mishap on highways in Ijebu-Ode local Government Area of Ogun State. In regard to the findings, the researcher recommended among others that government at all levels should pay more attention to the maintenance of high ways and roads in general for safe use of the citizens, government at all levels should introduce road education in Nigeria system of education, use of drugs while driving should be discouraged among drivers to prevent road traffic accidents, and drivers should be relocated to administrative jobs or other sectors as the drivers begin to age.
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