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
