POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR ADOPTION OF SPEED LIMITER IN TRAFFIC SAFETY MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 12
Abstract
This paper examined the concept of speed limiter as a panacea to reducing carnage and accidents on Nigerian roads. The risks associated with certain driving activities can only be reduced with management commitment and appropriate safety control systems. Descriptive analysis was used to explain upgraded data collected by French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA-Nigeria) from the records of accidents/crashes extracted from Newspaper and Federal Road Safety Commission’s data. The trend of road crashes was analysed using Time Series analytical techniques. The result revealed that, from 2014, there is great reduction in the trend of crashes per annum in Nigeria. Also, the analysis predicted 504 crashes in 2016 as compared to higher figures observed in previous years. However, Lagos, Edo, Ogun and FCT are at the fore front of accident cases in Nigeria. The research concluded that, with the introduction and implementation of speed limiters, there is possibility that crashes will reduce the more if well enforced and adequately implemented but it has to be a gradual process because of the challenges involved.
Authors and Affiliations
Somuyiwa Adebambo O| Department of Transport Management, Faculty management Sciences Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Adepoju Olusegun O| Department of Transport Management, Faculty management Sciences Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Dosunmu Victor A| Department of Transport Management, Faculty management Sciences Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State
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