Knowledge, attitude and compliance with safety protective devices among commercial motorcyclists in Tudun-Wada Zaria, North-Western Nigeria

Prevalence and Pattern of Road Traffic Accident and Injuries among Commercial Motorcyclists in Sokoto Metropolis, Sokoto, North-Western Nigeria

“…This study revealed the commonest pattern of road traffic accidents among those involved in the accident was motorcyclemotorcycle collision (37.1%), this finding is in consonance with one obtained by NHTSA [8] who observed the pattern of road traffic accident among the respondents to be motorcycle-motorcycle collision (43.6%). However the findings obtained from this study were different from the one obtained by Sufiyan MB, et al [10], who found that motorcycles involved in collision with a car (28%) to be the commonest pattern. The reason for this may be attributed to the fact that there are more motor vehicles than motorcycles in the south where taxi business is more lucrative than "okada" unlike Sokoto where the major means of commercial transportation is kabu-kabu.…”

“…This study showed that nearly half (49.0%) of the respondents were within the age range of 20-29 years, and a mean age of 28.6 years this is in consonance with findings obtained by Oboirien MO, et al and Sufiyan MB, et al [9,10] in Ibadan, who found the Age range of their respondents to be 20-29years, the Similarity in the age range for the respondents in the two centers (Zaria and Ibadan) may not be unrelated to the high level of unemployment among the youths in the country which has forced the youths to take to motorcycles riding as business to earn a living. Majority (74.9%) of the commercial motorcyclist had formal education which is similar to the findings of Oboirien MO, et al [9] conducted in Zaria where (70%) of their subjects had formal education, however the figure obtained from this study is lower than the one obtained by Sufiyan MB, et al and Owoaje ET, et al [10,11] where (91.6%), and (94.2%) had formal education respectively, this differences may be due to higher number of unemployed graduate in the south west region more than north west region of Nigeria.…”

“…This study revealed about 194 (63.2%) of the respondents were involved in the road traffic accident, this is higher than the findings obtained by Sufiyan MB, et al and Oginni FO, et al [10,12] who found the respondents involves in accident to be (55.6%) and (45.3%) respectively, however the figure obtained from this study is lower than that of who found the respondents involved in accident to be (76.4%), (74.8%) and (68%) respectively [10,13,14].…”

Occupational Health and Safety of Commercial Motorcyclists in Obollo-Afor: An Adult Education Approach

“…helmet) and overloading the motorcycle are the factors responsible for accidents and injuries involving commercial motorcyclists. This finding is related to the findings of Nwadiaro, Ekwe, Akpayak and Shitta (2011); Sufyan and Ahmad (2012) which disclosed that high rate of motorcycle accidents in Nigeria is attributed to lack of adequate training of motorcyclists, ignorance and negligence to road safety regulations, and bad road system.…”

Alcohol use and compliance with road safety rules among commercial motorcyclists in Southwest Nigeria

“…Fatal consequences resulting from motorcycle accidents occur frequently as a result of the relationship between the host, the agent and the environment (Lawal et al, 2018). Sufiyan and Ahmad (2012) discovered that 25% of road crashes in Nigeria involve motorcycles while Ogunkeyede and Osunyande (2019) adjudged motorcycle to be the second most common cause of road traffic injuries. Many of such motorcycle accidents could be linked with the fact that the motorcyclists were not complying with road safety rules and regulations.…”