The week's pick
Reseach Article
Management of Road Traffic Accident in Adamawa State, North Eastern Nigeria: The State, the Trend and the Cost
| International Journal of Computer Applications |
| Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
| Volume 119 - Number 3 |
| Year of Publication: 2015 |
| Authors: Dauda Ikoti Ishaku, Husseni Bala Habu, Karma I. Magaji |
10.5120/21048-3682
|
Dauda Ikoti Ishaku, Husseni Bala Habu, Karma I. Magaji . Management of Road Traffic Accident in Adamawa State, North Eastern Nigeria: The State, the Trend and the Cost. International Journal of Computer Applications. 119, 3 ( June 2015), 30-37. DOI=10.5120/21048-3682
Abstract
An avoidable incidence such as Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) which is on a steady decline in the developed world has come to stay and has even become a household name in Nigeria. Virtually all families are in one way or the other affected by it. It has become a vital part of the economy of the nation and that of the individuals in particular. Losses have been on the steady increase due population explosion and corresponding increase in number of automobiles available. It has continuously drained some vital economic components and cost losses which have never been or is scarcely evaluated to ascertain the true values of losses. This study adopts an economic costing model in collaboration with regression models to evaluate the cost and trend of RTA in Adamawa State, North Eastern, Nigeria. The human factor contributes most of the RTAs and the resultant losses due to huge death and incapacitation. This lack of knowledge or information as to the colossal amount of loss due to RTA was discovered to be the reason for laxity or levity of government towards RTA.
References
- Idama A. (1999). Operations Research Applications for Management Decisions – making, Paracelete Publishers, Yola, Nigeria.
- Nuhu A. (1995). "Accident reporting and investigation procedure in Nigeria" paper presentation at the 7th consultative assembly on road safety, Yola Nigeria.
- Yemi B. (1999). "Four hours interview in hell" Matso (Nig) enterprise, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Partheeban P. , Arunbabu E. and R. H. Ranganathan (2008) Road accident cost prediction model using systems dynamics approach, Transport, 23:1, 59-66.
- Galtima (1999). Urban Traffic Flow Management as a strategy for environmental safety in Nigeria, Trainer: Journal of institute of transport technology (NITT), Zaria, Nigeria.
- Vanguard, (1996) Accident cases in Nigeria. Accident Mishap, Oct 12.
- Akogun O. B. and A Maigari (1997). "Public health perspectives of traffic accident in Adamawa state, Nigeria". Journal of applied science and management, Vol 1 pp48-50
- Lum H, Reagan JA. (1995) ''Interactive Highway Safety Design Model: Accident Predictive Module''. Public Roads, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC, winter; 59(2).
- Adogu, P. O, Ilika, A. L, Asuzu, A. L. (2009) Predictors of road traffic accident, road traffic injury and death among commercial motorcyclist in an urban area of Nigeria. Niger JMed, 2009; 18(4):393-397
- Global Traffic Safety Trust, India (1991) Strategy on reducing traffic injury, Global Traffic Safety Trust & Indian Institute of Tech, New Delhi, Feb. 1991
- Heal Nigeria blogspot. Http://healnigeria. blogspot. ca/2009/04/roadtraffic-accidents-in-nigeria. html
- Adamu S. O. and J. O. Iyaniwura (1981). A road traffic accident model in Onokomaye S. O. and N. F. (eds) Transportation in Nigerian National Development, NISER, Ibadan p422-431.
- Mala M. D. (1996). "socio-economic effect of road traffic accident: the role of the public" speech delivered on the occasion of 3rd end of year ECOWAS road safety campaign by FRSC Borno State command at Ramat Square Maiduguri 18th December, 1996
- Mohan, D. 2002. Social cost of road traffic crashes in India, in Proceedings First Safe Community Conference on Cost of Injury, Viborg, Denmark, 33–38.
- Jones-Lee, M. W. 1976. The value of life: an economic analysis. London: Martin Robertson and Co. Ltd. , 41–65.
- Sanjay P. (2007). "An Estimation of Socio-economic costs of Road Traffic Accidents in Bangladesh. " BSc thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET
- Ogwude I. C. (1998). Valuation of reduction in traffic accident. Trainer: Journal of institute of transport technology (NITT), Zaria, Nigeria. Vol. 1 No. 5 pp22-27
- Habu, H. B (2001). Management of Road Traffic Accidents: a Case Study of Adamawa State. Unpublished B. Tech. Thesis, Federal University of Technology, Yola
Index Terms
Keywords