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Analysis And Management Of Road Accident
[A CASE STUDY ILORIN- OMU ARAN ROAD KWARA STATE]
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1.2 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study will be of great important as it will clarify the relevance of road (accident) on the traffic. The researches on road accident will stimulate and reduce dangers and risks by discovering new ideas and comfort desired by traveler and pedestrians on road. It will also contribute to the economy stability and growth of the country which usually create fears for drivers and road users. The study will also help the road users and the pedestrians in enhancing a safe movement.
1.3 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This study entails analysis and Management of Road Accident Records, investigation in to the road accidents and its impact on travelers and lives generally, focusing on Ilorin -Omu-aran roads. some data are to be collected and analysis for the government to find remedy for the problem of roads and the hazards could be caused using Kwara as a case study.
1.4 PROPOSED METHODOLOGY
The methods to be employed in this research project are as follows,
i. Collection of data/ information from the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).
ii. Data collection from the National Union Of Road Transport workers (NURTW) to investigate the number of accident that occur within ilorin-omu aran road.
iii. Other agencies like Nigeria Police force (NPF), personal observation and interview the drivers and commuters.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe major objective of this research is to examine the variation patterns of road traffic accident in Ilorin-Omu- Aran Road, Kwara State. The study used secondary data of Accident records and vehicular situation were obtained from the Nigeria police force (NPF) and Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). Chapter one of the projects deals and focused majorly on the general introduction which consist of the definition and meaning of road accident the aim and objectives of why t ... Continue reading---
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TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTITLE PAGE APPROVAL PAGE CERTIFICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Aim and objectives of these project 1.3 Significance of project 1.4 Scope of the project CHAPTER TWO2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW2.1 The multiple approaches of highway accidents2.2 Accident Report and Statistics 2.3 A focuses on road layout and road characteristics ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]It touches on the development of real time analytical accident avoidance technology systems, transport information systems, and introduces the notion of highly automated accident analysis and policy response tools. Details of data analysis tools in particular those used in computational geography is given in the chapter 3. Back to this chapters section 2 is concerned with reviewing literature about the geography of road accidents incidence, where several sections of Whitelegg 1986 are quoted. As ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 5 ]CHAPTER THREEMETHODOLOGY3.0 DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSISData for the study were mainly obtained from police accident records and were complemented with data from research reports and articles, and national statistical abstracts, and newspapers. The author reviewed the statistics for the years 1970 to 2001, disaggregated by administrative councils. The records contained information on crash severity (either fatal, serious, or minor), categories of road users affected, vehicles involved, a ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FOUR4.0 RESULT AND DISCUSSION From the table 3.0-3.5, the July month has the highest recorded accident of 21.The total number of fatal accident was estimated as 20, while the total serious accident was recorded as 88, then the minor cases was estimated as 16, within the year of 2013. From the estimate, the accident occurrence is zigzag for it increase and decrease not accordingly but in terms of occurrence. With reference to the statistic information gathered bo ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVE 5.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION5.1 CONCLUSIONFrom the project research work, the recorded accident claims most lives of the passenger compare to the drivers. It can be seen that human, vehicle, environmental and roadways characteristics are salient factors that are responsible for road traffic crashes in South Western Nigeria.It was established that road traffic crashes can be prevented by embarking on various crashes prevention and reduction strategies such as edu ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCES1. Nigeria Police Force (NPF) (1970) “Accident Records.†Federal Capital Territory (FCT)2. Onakomaiya S.O (1988) “unsafe at any speed: towards Road Transportation.†For survival inaugural lecture, university of Ilorin.3. Onakomaiya S.O (1990) “Trends in Nigeria Roads Safety and Accident situation†A paper presented at a conference on accident control4. Gbadamosi K.T (1994) “Spatial Analysis of Road Accidents in Nigeria ... Continue reading---
