The Statistical Analysis on Road Traffic Accidents in Nigeria

ABSTRACT

 Biologically, every living thing has a general property. One of these properties is movement. As a result of this movement, some hazard can occur. One of these hazards is accident. Generally, in Nigeria, the major mode of movement is by road. Road accident has become a major threat to lives of citizens of the country especially during the festive period. The increasing magnitude of fatal road traffic accident globally has been attributed to population explosion and increased level of motorization. Road traffic accident has intensified to severe health, social and economic perils in developing countries such as Nigeria. Hence, this research revealed the rate of road crashes in Nigeria by examining the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria, the type of cases and the causes of road crashes in recent years (2011 to 2017). Result unveiled that Nigeria experienced the highest cases of road crashes in the year 2013. Likewise, the North Central is the geopolitical zone with consistent increase in road crash cases.In most of these accidents, serious cases are often seen. Cars, motorcycles and minibuses are on the higher side of the vehicle involved in road accidents. This might be due to their easy accessibility by both private and public users, hereby heading to the possible cause of over speeding leading to loss of control and dangerous driving in Nigeria. I therefore recommend that Government should enforce the use of speed limit devices to place check on the speed of drivers.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Content                                                                                                                       Page

Title page                                                                                                                    i

Certification                                                                                                                ii

Dedication                                                                                                                  iii

Acknowledgement                                                                                                      iv

Abstract                                                                                                                      vi

Table of content                                                                                                          vii

CHAPTER ONE

Introduction                                                                                                                1

The Nigeria Geopolitical Zones                                                                                  2

Background of Study                                                                                                 3

Federal Road Safety Commission                                                                              5

The Social and Economic Costs of Road Traffic Injuries                                          6

Causes of Road Traffic Accidents and Possible Solutions                                        7

Statement of the Problem                                                                                           10

Aim and Objectives                                                                                                    11

Scope of the Study                                                                                                     12

Source of Data                                                                                                                        12

Significance of the Study                                                                                           13

CHAPTER TWO

Literature Review                                                                                                       14

Causes of Road Traffic Accidents                                                                             17

Vehicle Related Issues                                                                                                18

CHAPTER THREE

Research Methodology

Introduction                                                                                                                22

Research Design                                                                                                         22

Source of Data Collection                                                                                          22

Method of Data Analysis                                                                                           23

CHAPTER FOUR

Data Presentation and Analysis of Data of Road Traffic Accident in Nigeria

Data presentation                                                                                                        31

Accident all Geopolitical Zones are Uniformly Distributed over the Years              37

Cases of Accidents are Uniform throughout the Year                                               39

All Causes of Accident are Equally Responsible for Causing Accidents                  41

Categories of Vehicle involve in Road Accidents over the Years                             44

CHAPTER FIVE

Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation

Summary                                                                                                                     46

Conclusion                                                                                                                  47

Recommendation                                                                                                        48

REFERENCE                                                                                                           49