Flying without navigational aids – The case of commercial motorcyclists in Minna, Nigeria

Morenikeji, Wole; Umaru, Emmanuel Tanko

doi:10.1016/j.trf.2012.02.003

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“…This is as a result of inadequacy of the transportation system, the ability of motorcycles to access remote parts of the cities and towns (Morenikeji & Umaru, 2012;Nwadairo, Ekwe, Akpayak, & Shitta, 2011;Solageberu et al, 2006), and the increase in commercial motorcycles due to high unemployment rates among young people. (Iribhogbe & Odai, 2009;Morenikeji & Umaru, 2012). Mannering and Grodsky (1995) found that motorcycles are about five times more likely to be involved in road crashes than other vehicles and motorcyclists are about 20 times more likely to have a fatal injury than other automobile occupants in relation to mileage traveled.…”

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Commercial motorcycle drivers' perceptions of risk and road safety in urban Nigeria: an explorative study

Sanusi¹,

Emmelin²

2014

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

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Commercial motorcycle drivers' perceptions of risk and road safety in urban Nigeria: an explorative study

Sanusi¹,

Emmelin²

2014

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

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“…Stratified random sampling technique was used in obtaining data. Ten (10) wards were selected from the twelve (12) wards of the local government area from which 150 completed questionnaire were received from randomly selected households. Each questionnaire was checked for errors to ensure completeness and readability of the data.…”

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“…Extant literature associated commercial motorcycles operation with positive and negative implications: income [3,4,5,6] accident predisposition [7,8,9. [10,11] socio-economic characteristics of drivers [12,13,14]; public passenger traffic [15]; poverty [16]; criminality [17]. However, many of these studies felt short of identifying the environmental impact of commercial motorcycles, and concomitant effect on environmental sustainability.…”

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Environmental Impact of Commercial Motorcycles in Katsina Metropolis: Implications for Environmental Sustainability

Muazu

2019

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The pattern globally nowadays is to reduce environmental pollution by all means as part of sustainable development goals. However, daily increase in the number of commercial motorcycles in Nigeria does not help in achieving this objective. It is for this reason, the present study assessed the environmental impact of commercial motorcycles in Katsina metropolis with special emphasis on air and noise pollution. A structural questionnaire and interviews were formulated, stratified random sampling technique was used in obtaining data. Ten (10) wards were selected from the twelve (12) wards of the local government area from which 150 completed questionnaires were received from randomly selected households. Also, the study used a structured interviews to collect relevant data from fifty (50) households respondents, (5) respondents in each of the ten (10) wards. Additionally, a noise dosimeter was used to detect noise pollution in five (5) selected locations within Katsina metropolis namely; Katsina central market, Kofar Kwaya round about, Batsari round about, a long Kofar Soro road and Kofar Marusa road. A descriptive analysis and dosimeter readings were used to present the results. The findings revealed that 72% of the respondents reported commercial motorcycles as a source of air pollution and the level of pollution in the area is very high, only 1% of the respondents indicated low air pollution. In terms of noise pollution, 78% of the respondents reported very high noise pollution. Results of noise dosimeters showed that Katsina central market location recorded 89.7dB (highest), while Kofar Soro road recorded 84.1dB (lowest). The result in central market location is higher than 55dB maximum permissible limit set by NESREA Act, 2007 and closer to 90dB permissible limit set by World Health Organization (WHO). The findings of the study has important implication on environmental sustainability in Nigeria.

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“…Other researchers such as Orosanya (2011) and Ogunriola (2011) also researched on employment generation in the informal sector of the economy as well as poverty alleviation strategy of motorcycle transport enterprise. The work of Morenikeji and Umaru (2012) considered accident and safety while in transit. Likewise, the focus of the work by Agbaje (2020) emphasized passenger safety consideration as a result of mobile phone use when commuting on motorcycle.…”

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Economic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Sustenance of Service Providers: Commercial Motorcycle Transport Operators in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

Akinyoade¹,

Olasanmi²,

Agbaje³

2020

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These resources are expected to translate to better economic environment such as increased GDP and reduced external debt. On the contrary, a greater number of the populace suffer and live a low keyed status which manifest in unemployment, poverty, and diseases despite the abundance of these resources. The quest for survival by mitigating these sufferings has driven so many Nigerians into various informal sector jobs. These categories of people in the informal job sector rely majorly on income generated on daily basis. Their daily income is barely sufficient needless to talk of savings. Among the leading jobs by the people include sales of fast moving consumer goods, various service rendition, and transportation. Transportation is a unique form of service rendition. It is the movement of people and goods from source to destination without which comparative advantage will not be derived and all nations and locations left to focus on that aspect where they produce alone. Among the various means of transportation that serve to connect the world at the intercontinental and continental front is air travel; majorly to transport people, and ship majorly to transport cargo. There is also rail, majorly connecting one region of a place to another. Likewise there are buses for movement of people and goods within relatively short distances compared with aircraft. Motorcycle transport service is one of the essential transport services rendered by people who have carved a niche for themselves as a day to day activity in order to commute people within a relatively short distance, shortest in comparison to all other types of transport. This is because social infrastructure in the country such as roads and public transport arrangement are in poor state and this has given way for individuals to take advantage and develop business plans that give them the opportunity of making a living by keying into that area of the economic system where a lacuna was observed. The state of transportation in the land is so bad to the extent that members of the populace who have personal vehicles sometimes abandon their vehicles to catch up with commercial motorcycle due to the nature of the roads and heavy traffic situation. This they do in order to beat time for an appointment. Various reasons can be adduced for the movement of people from one place to another on regular basis. The study location, Ile-Ife hosts the Obafemi Awolowo University with students' population of about 35,000 as well as a teaching hospital that attends to thousands of people on regular basis. In addition, there is also the presence of eight out of the 22 Dr. Akinyoade, A.

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Flying without navigational aids – The case of commercial motorcyclists in Minna, Nigeria

Cited by 9 publications

References 17 publications

Commercial motorcycle drivers' perceptions of risk and road safety in urban Nigeria: an explorative study

Commercial motorcycle drivers' perceptions of risk and road safety in urban Nigeria: an explorative study

Environmental Impact of Commercial Motorcycles in Katsina Metropolis: Implications for Environmental Sustainability

Economic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Sustenance of Service Providers: Commercial Motorcycle Transport Operators in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

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