Automobile Trips To School And Safety Perspectives Of Unplanned Lokoja Metropolis In North Central Nigeria 1st Edition Dr Adetunji Musilimu Adeyinka by Dr. Adetunji Musilimu Adeyinka instant download after payment.

Many studies on transport research did not consider the consequences of high
reliance on automobile trip to schools which frequently resulted to road traffic
crashes, traffic delay, and late arrival to school, injuries and sometimes death of
victims especially students. As a result this research examines the consequences of
automobile trip to school among secondary school students in Lokoja metropolis.
It aims to investigate the safety of the use of automobile in an unplanned city like
Lokoja, with the specific objectives of ascertaining the number of pupils who
embark on different automobile trips; the safety measures, and the casualty cases.
Three hundred students were selected for questionnaire administration across six
selected secondary schools in the city. Data on students’ road traffic crashes were
obtained from archives. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed for
analyses. Findings reveal that more than 70% of students rely on automobile to
travel to schools. Car trips to schools were more among students of private
secondary schools. Students in private secondary schools rely more on the use of a
school bus. It was also discovered that students were involved more in traffic
crashes along major roads. The study concludes on the use of school bus by
students instead of relying on private cars.
JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS (2020), 4(1), 61-70.
https://doi.org/10.25034/ijcua.2020.v4n1-6