Analysis of Road Crashes and Categories of Vehicle Involved in Lagos Metropolis Between 2010–2019

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue VII, July 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186

Analysis of Road Crashes and Categories of Vehicle Involved in Lagos Metropolis Between 2010-2019

Asaju Joel Ayodeji¹, Ewiolo Sonnie Agbons², Ajala, Abdul-Rahman Taiwo^3
1School of Transport Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos.
²M.T.P. Student School of Transport Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos.
³MPhil/PhD Student, School of Transport Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos.

Abstract
The continuous increase in the rate of road crashes and the high casualty rate is worrisome, especially in the low-income countries, there has been local and global effort at stemming the tide of the increase to minimize socio-economic loses arising from it. This study aims to evaluate ten years (2010-2019) record of road crashes in Lagos State with the objectives to determine the rate of casualty and identify categories of vehicles involved in road crashes. Accident record of Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos State Command was obtained and analysed using descriptive statistics. Result revealed that there are 8.9% fatal crashes, 41.3% serious and 49.8% are minor crashes. It was also discovered that most of the vehicles involves are commercial vehicles which account for 56%. The study concluded that road crashes casualty is on the increase and that there is little difference between the rate of involvement by commercials and private vehicle, hence it is recommended that a continuous and holistic intervention programmes should be planned and implemented across the users of all categories of vehicle, public enlightenment and awareness through education on road safety should be made available at all levels of education (driving schools included), Strict enforcement of road safety laws without compromise by relevant agencies, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Lagos sector command should improve on their scope of data coverage to capture each Local Government Area in the state and NDLEA and NAFDAC should rise up to their duty and continue to campaign against sales/intake of alcohol/psychotic substances within major parks in Lagos State as the study shows that the rate of accident are more among the commercial drivers.

Keywords: Road Crashes, Vehicle Categories, Accident Types, Casualty Rate.

1.0 Introduction

Three major causative factors of road crashes have been identified in the literature as major causes of accident on the highways, these include human, vehicle and the environment. Of these factors vehicle contribution have been seldomly studied in this part of the world. Vehicle are designed and manufactured for different purpose and uses, they are also of varying capacity and maneuverability which distinguished them into various types, make, model and of course the uses which allow it categorization into passenger vehicles, goods vehicle equipment and the like.
The increase in the automobile use world over has brought to fore the contribution of vehicle to the incidence of road crashes. Scholars have developed concept and theories to explain the complex road safety system, the driver-vehicle-road interface is explained in the concept of risk assessment developed by Haddon (1980) rises from the triangle concept. This concept is often used by road safety practitioners,

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