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Statistical Analysis Of Road Accidents
[A CASE IN ENUGU STATE FROM 1993 TO 2000]
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Thus, resulting to capital reduction instead of capital accumulation.
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Destruction of other infrastructure:Road accidents also destroy other
infrastructure such as telecommunication poles and wires, electricity
poles and transformers, real estate including residential and office
buildings. Damage to these infrastructure disrupt electricity supply,
telecommunications services and normal office facilities; all these tend
to show down normal economic and social transactions with adverse
consequences on the quality of life.
5. Short supply of goods:
Accidents cause the damage or destruction of goods being transported.
The loss reduces total quantity of goods available for consumption by
the final consumer(s) and reduces profits for or made by the companies
whose goods are destroy. Where insurance cover is provided, cost of
damage are passed on the insurance companies thus, reducing their
capital gain if the goods are essential for normal subsistence, large
scale destruction may necessitate importation which would either place a
downward pressure on foreign exchange rates or lead to substantial
devaluation of the exchange rate in a system of flexible exchange
rates.
6. Medical bills for treating accident victims: Medical
bills of accident victims are some of the adverse effect of road
accidents. Treatment in the orthopedic hospitals is time-consuming and
expensive, after discharge of patients, the ability of such a person to
perform duties is usually reduced. This has adverse effect on
production in the economy.
1.2 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The main objectives of this project are to;
1. Identify the causes of road accident in Enugu and compare the attendant fatalities/deaths.
2. Ascertain whether the causes of road accident are unrelated with vehicles.
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Investigate whether there is any seasonal pattern of occurrence of road
accidents and trend and/or compare the number of cases.
4. Establish the trend of road accident over the years.
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Recommend methods or ways of reducing road accidents to the Enugu State
Government, the institutions concerned for traffic management and
enforcement of the laws within the geo-political entity and the road
users.
1.3 SCOPE AND LIMITATION
The scope of this study is restricted to Enugu Rural Urban Areas (Enugu State) only on the account of the following constraints;
1. The time available for this research work is limited to cover other states.
2. The resources available were very inadequate to expand the scope.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This project is in compliance with one of the task, I have to shoulder in order to be awarded the Higher National Diploma Certificate in statistics department from Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu, during my final year in the Polytechnic 2004/2005 session emphasizing on Statistical Analysis of Road Accident in Enugu from 1993 to 2000.Road accident has been of great social and economic concern. It has became a total topic for scientific investigation. The number of deaths on th ... Continue reading---
