Ezeibe Christian, Ilo Chukwudi, Oguonu Chika, Ali Alphonsus, Abada Ifeanyi, Ezeibe Ezinwanne, Oguonu Chukwunonso, Abada Felicia, Izueke Edwin, Agbo Humphrey
a Department of Political Science , University of Nigeria , Nsukka , Nigeria.
b Department of Surgery , University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku Ozalla , Enugu , Nigeria.
Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2019 Mar;26(1):3-11. doi: 10.1080/17457300.2018.1456470. Epub 2018 Apr 4.
This study assesses the impact of traffic sign deficit on road traffic accidents in Nigeria. The participants were 720 commercial vehicle drivers. While simple random sampling was used to select 6 out of 137 federal highways, stratified random sampling was used to select six categories of commercial vehicle drivers. The study used qual-dominant mixed methods approach comprising key informant interviews; group interviews; field observation; policy appraisal and secondary literature on traffic signs. Result shows that the failure of government to provide and maintain traffic signs in order to guide road users through the numerous accident black spots on the highways is the major cause of road accidents in Nigeria. The study argues that provision and maintenance of traffic signs present opportunity to promoting safety on the highways and achieving the sustainable development goals.
本研究评估了交通标志缺失对尼日利亚道路交通事故的影响。参与者为720名商用车司机。在137条联邦高速公路中，采用简单随机抽样选取6条，同时采用分层随机抽样选取六类商用车司机。该研究采用了以定性为主的混合方法，包括关键信息人访谈、小组访谈、实地观察、政策评估以及关于交通标志的二手文献。结果表明，政府未能提供和维护交通标志以引导道路使用者通过高速公路上众多事故黑点，这是尼日利亚道路事故的主要原因。该研究认为，提供和维护交通标志为促进高速公路安全及实现可持续发展目标提供了契机。
