Regional Determinants of Road Traffic Accidents in Nigeria: Identifying Risk Areas in Need of Intervention

Several intervention efforts have been designed to reduce road traffic accident rates and traffic mortality levels in Nigeria and this article analyzes regional variations and their causes. Data on road traffic accidents for the years 2003 to 2007, economic development, traffic density, urbanization, population size, and road infrastructure were collected and analyzed using stepwise linear regression. Four separate regression models were estimated for northern, southern, urban and rural regions in Nigeria. The results indicated that the length of asphalt concrete roads was a significant factor in road accidents at national and rural levels. The article shows how the length of federal roads in urban and southern Nigeria was equally significant. Urbanization and the length of asphalt concrete roads appeared to be dominant factors in road traffic accidents in northern Nigeria. This study recommends the design of area-specific strategies for the prevention and control of road traffic accidents in Nigeria because of the differences in geographical areas.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1080/19376812.2012.750224
• Availability:
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• Authors:
  • Osayomi, Tolulope
• Publication Date: 2013-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 88-99
• Serial:
  • African Geographical Review
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1937-6812
  • EISSN: 2163-2642
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rafg20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt concrete pavements; Crash data; Fatalities; High risk locations; Highway safety; Traffic crashes; Traffic density; Urbanization
• Geographic Terms: Nigeria
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01494127
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 24 2013 9:15AM