1. AN APPRAISAL REPORT OF ACCIDENT RATE IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
According to the Oxford Learners Dictionary, an accident is described as "anything that happens without a visible reason, generally something terrible and unwanted." This means that an accident can occur at any time, anyplace, and at a...
2. THE CHALLENGES FACED BY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN ABUJA
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC, 2010) in its research monograph "Road Mirror‟ found that majority of commercial drivers in Nigeria are youths and the mode of training for the commercial drivers is predominantly informal...
3. COST EVALUATION OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN NIGERIA USING HUMAN CAPITAL APPROACH
ABSTRACT
Nigeria experiences the highest rate of road traffic accidents resulting in fatalities and various levels of injuries. On Abuja-Lokoja road, traffic accident takes the lion’s share of the risk having highest number of vehicular accidents with correspondin...
4. EVALUATION OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT EFFECT ON PROPERTIES AND ECONOMY OF NIGERIA (CASE STUDY OF ABUJA-LOKOJA ROAD
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out the evaluation of road traffic accident effect on properties and economy of Nigeria using Abuja-Lokoja road as case study. To carry out the study, four research questions were posed. The study adopted a descriptive survey design....
5. IMPACT OF BIO-DATA OF DRIVERS ON THE LEVEL OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF ONITSHA-OWERRI HIGHWAY)
Abstract
The aim and objectives of this study centred on the analysis of Bio data of drivers on the level of Road Traffic accident on Onitsha – Owerri highway, as highlighted from the onset of the work, the analysis is based on reports of road traffic crash from y...
6. Recklessness of commercial drivers
Background to the Study
Driving a car, bus, lorry or an articulated-vehicle is a psychomotor activity that requires a combination of concentration and good visual and auditory functions. Several forces that can negatively affect driving mostly fall within the purview of...
7. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERIZED TRAFFIC OFFENCE SYSTEM
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Prior to the establishment of Federal Road Safety Commission in 1988, there was no concrete and sustained policy action to address the carnage on Nigerian roads. Earlier attempts in this direction were limited to discrete and isolated attempts by some states of t...
8. ASSESSMENT OF HIGHWAY ROAD TRAFFIC CRASHES IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Highway Road Traffic Crashes (HRTC) is a global phenomenon that affect all strata of human life, which have become a reoccurring problem that constitutes a burden to road users in Kaduna State, and Nigeria in general. It has been acknowledged that road traffic crashes occurred...
9. INFLUENCE OF PUBLIC ENLIGHTENMENT PROGRAMMES OF THE FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY COMMISSION ON COMMERCIAL DRIVERS’ BEHAVIOUR IN URBAN CENTRES IN SOUTHWESTERN, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Commercial vehicle drivers‘ behaviour on urban roads serves as the primary cause of most Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs). The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), therefore, through its public enlightenment programmes (PEP) promoted sustainable good driving habits among t...
