Contemporary Analysis of Variability in Road Traffic Accidents in Lagos State, Nigeria

The Over-Searching Accidents Causative Factors in Ghana: The Role of Policyholders Education Levels

“…Most of our hypotheses with p-values>0.05 were rejected with few being supported with p-values<0.05. According to the regression estimates and in support of Afukaar et al (2003), Atubi and Onokala (2009) (2013), education in general influences accident/claims occurrence. However, there was no enough evidence to prove that any of the education levels involvement in reducing or causing accident/claims.…”

“…In view of this (Mends-Brew et al, 2019;Plankermann, 2013;Smith, 2005) found that knowledge of drivers' behavior, attention to road safety and auto is very important and therefore concluded that human element is the pivotal factor for claims occurrence. In addition, Atubi andOnokala (2009), Feachem et al (1992), Hazen and Ehiri (2006), Smith and Barss (1991) categorized driver error depending on the severity and extend of casualties caused as a result of misinterpretation of road traffic control devices leading to 90% of all road traffic accident. Aside human element, global trend on road traffic accidents are also well known to be influenced by factors such as unfavorable weather conditions, poor roads network, vehicular factors, and so on, which previous researchers have always based to providing solutions (Afukaar et al, 2003;Mends-Brew et al, 2019).…”

“…Education enhances the number of potentially ideas to increases knowledge on road safety regulations and can reduce the occurrence of possible accidents (Adedeji et al, 2016;Mock et al, 1999 ). This is because having strong prior technical knowledge allows process more information on the type of motor at hand and road safety regulations which helps reduce uncertainty (Atubi & Onokala, 2009;Feachem et al, 1992;Hazen & Ehiri, 2006;Plankermann, 2013;Smith & Barss, 1991;Smith, 2005). The level of policyholder's education level might have very significant role to play when it comes to occurrence of accidents and therefore the need to consider it within the human factor which have proven to be the pivotal cause.…”

Online Road Traffic Accident Monitoring System for Nigeria

“…African and Asian countries, with relatively low vehicle densities, are experiencing substantially higher fatality rates per 10,000 vehicles than the industrialised European and North American States (WHO, 1984; Atubi and Onokala, 2009). …”

“…At such points over speeding drivers usually find it difficult to control their vehicles, which then result to fatal traffic accidents, especially at night (Atubi, 2009 At the local level research in this area are concentrated on the effects of land use and human factors on road traffic accidents (Onokala, 1995). Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in adolescents and young adults (Taket 1986;Atubi and Onokala, 2009) and of the estimated 856,000 road deaths occurring annually worldwide, 74% are in developing countries (Atubi, 2000). Dramatic increases in the proportion and absolute number of traffic facilities have been witnessed in a number of developing countries, while they decreased by more than 20% in industrialised nations (Ross et al, 1991).…”