Motorcycle accident mortality in Lagos, Nigeria: Impact of a traffic law

Emiogun, Festus Edobor; Faduyile, Francis Adedayo; Soyemi, Sunday Sokunle; Oyewole, Olugbenga Olaide

doi:10.4103/ajt.ajt_12_16

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“…Studies analyzing accidents arising from okada riding have shown that even some earlier restrictions had a significant positive impact on safety for riders and passengers. The literature analyzing the effects of the 2012 partial ban on okadas confirms a significant decrease in accidents and deaths (Emiogun et al, 2016;Surulere & Campbell, 2020;Venkatraman et al, 2019). Indeed, accidents involving okadas were the subject of investigation even before the 2012 policy was introduced (Oluranti, 2011).…”

Section: Okada Riding: Issues and Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The precise numbers quoted must be treated with caution, and these studies do not formally identify causality, but in the 8 months following the 2012 bans, deaths were 75% lower than the 8 months prior, with the majority of fatalities recorded in health facilities located in areas where there was a high density of roads (Venkatraman et al, 2019). An analysis of motorcycle death autopsy data, comparing 2 years before the 2012 ban with 2 years after, showed that 75% of 128 autopsies came before the ban, whilst the percentage of total road traffic deaths involving motorcycles fell from 23.4% to 11.2% (Emiogun et al, 2016). This picture was also reflected in data for injuries (Surulere & Campbell, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Street level bureaucrats, policy entrepreneurship, and discretion in enforcing bans on motorcycle taxis in Lagos, Nigeria

Ackrill,

Igudia,

Olusanya

et al. 2023

European Policy Analysis

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Recently, the authorities in Lagos have implemented policies progressively restricting the operation of okadas (motorcycle taxis). We analyze the enforcement of these measures through the lens of street‐level bureaucrats (SLBs) and street‐level policy entrepreneurs (SLPEs). Doing so, we introduce two novel features into the literature. First, the extant literature focuses primarily on policies that deliver public services, whereas policies can also control proscribed behavior. We refer to these as service delivery and regulation, respectively. Second, the exercise of discretion by SLBs and SLPEs can result in both “underenforcement” and “overenforcement” of regulatory policies, the latter potentially involving breaking the law. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Lagos between 2021 and 2023, we find strong evidence of both underenforcement and overenforcement of okada bans over time, but with more overenforcement. This offers important insights conceptually for the SLPE literature and empirically to the challenges of policing urban Lagos.

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Section: Okada Riding: Issues and Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%