Federal road safety corps and administration of traffic laws in South-east Nigeria: an appraisal

Nwagwu, Ejikeme Jombo; Udegbunam, Kingsley Chigozie; Uwaechia, Onyinyeomachukwu Gift

doi:10.1080/17457300.2020.1815794

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“…The Nigerian Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) role in enforcing traffic safety laws was evaluated by Nwagwu et al (Nwagwu et al, 2020). The authors used a descriptive research survey approach to ascertain if road safety education failed to protect road users.…”

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Approaches to the Effective Prevention of Road Traffic Injuries in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

Gudugbe¹,

Yeboah²,

Konadu³

et al. 2023

JSS

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Introduction: Road traffic injuries (RTI) are projected to become the 7th leading cause of mortality worldwide by the year 2030. It is projected that 90% of the global road traffic injury burden will be borne by Low and Middle-Income countries (LMICs), including sub-Saharan Africa. We undertook a systematic literature review to assess the effectiveness of implemented traffic injury prevention initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa. Methodology: A systematic review of the English literature was undertaken per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. Studies were identified by searching the electronic databases Embase, Pubmed, Medline, The Cochrane Library and an additional review of reference lists. In addition, published studies from 1990 to 2020 were extracted and analysed. Results: The literature search generated 638 articles. Twenty-two duplicates were removed, and after title and abstract screening and full-text screening, 22 articles were retained. The interventions were broadly categorised into education, enforcement, Legislation, speed control, road safety and combined interventions. Conclusion: Combined multi-faceted injury prevention strategies are most effective in Sub-Saharan Africa. Enforcement of safety regulations ensures compliance and sustainability of prevention interventions. Speed control measures are useful in calming vehicular speeds, but poor design and citing can endanger road users. Road safety, education and Legislation have little to no effect when

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“…They found that the FRSC yielded minimal results in bringing sanity to the roads and ensuring safety. They outlined several challenges in the execution of the FRSC mandate including inadequate institutional capacity, poor financing and lack of standards in their operations (Nwagwu et al, 2020).…”

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Approaches to the Effective Prevention of Road Traffic Injuries in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

Gudugbe¹,

Yeboah²,

Konadu³

et al. 2023

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Institutional Diagnosis of Disaster Risk Management in Nigeria: Towards the Design of a New Framework

Ejemeyovwi¹,

Osabuohien²,

Ihayere³

et al. 2022

Disaster Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policies, Institutions and Processes

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Evidence abounds on surging disasters, mainly as consequences of poor risk identification and management, which have historically accompanied disaster management in many African countries. Effective management of disaster risks, whether natural or man-made, is necessary for building resilience, enhancing mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery and adaptation. As part of a broad-based risk management approach, Nigeria made frantic efforts to mitigate the effects of various disasters, by establishing relevant institutions and formulating policies. In spite of these efforts, implementation outcomes have not been adequately quantified and managed. This study reviews and assesses the policies and practices of disaster risk management (DRM) vis-á-vis institutional framework in Nigeria. It utilises available data and policy documents to review and analyse Nigeria's institutional framework. Furthermore, the study carries out implicative scenario analysis based on the current institutional framework, to match the DRM trends. It also proffers recommendations on how best institutions could drive proper DRM in Nigeria. The strengths, opportunities, gaps and constraints associated with disaster and risk reduction in Nigeria are then highlighted.

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Investigating the Effect of Drivers’ Training Courses on Commercial Drivers’ Success Rate for Qualification

Mahmoudabadi

Ghazimahalleh

2023

IJMSBA

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In training and examining professional drivers who serve as commercial drivers for trucks and coaches, studying the effects of training courses on their success rate for professional qualifications is a crucial concern for transport authorities in developing training programs. To this purpose, the statistical methods of Kolmogorov-Smirnov and paired two-sample mean analysis have been utilized to investigate the statistical similarity of success rates for two groups of drivers who receive permission by taking training courses and those who receive it without taking training courses. Data for commercial drivers across twenty-one provinces of the West-Asian country of Iran has been collected for a year and categorized into two groups and twenty-one observations. The results revealed that their distribution functions and the mean success rates are not different for the two groups of drivers. Since the results of success rates are the same, 1) training courses do not have enough efficiency to affect success rates, or 2) exams could not adequately evaluate the skill and knowledge of drivers. Therefore, transport authorities are recommended to redesign training courses and exams for drivers interested in serving as commercial drivers.

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Federal road safety corps and administration of traffic laws in South-east Nigeria: an appraisal

Cited by 3 publications

References 10 publications

Approaches to the Effective Prevention of Road Traffic Injuries in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

Approaches to the Effective Prevention of Road Traffic Injuries in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

Institutional Diagnosis of Disaster Risk Management in Nigeria: Towards the Design of a New Framework

Investigating the Effect of Drivers’ Training Courses on Commercial Drivers’ Success Rate for Qualification

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