Road safety thesis

This thesis discusses the growing problem of road traffic crashes, particularly in roads from Gelan to Tukurwuha with particular reference to the magnitude, risk factors, interventions and counter possible solutions to so many problems of the roads traffic accidents.

The governments have launched several campaigns, such as “Think!” and Road Safety Campaign (RSC), to help people become aware of road safety issues and try to reduce road accident. This study tries to analyze the traffic accidents, and develop a preventive strategies and possible counter measures for the route selected.

Safety Education is a life-centred education and that aspect of general education which should be provided at the secondary and tertiary levels of education to help students and other individuals learn to use motor vehicles safely and efficiently. The contents of driver education programme are based on the three traffic elements.

Strategies for preventing road traffic accidents are suggested. Of all the proposed strategies to ensure a reasonable degree of safety on the Nigerian highways, the introduction of driver and traffic safety education into the Nigerian school system is the most potent Driver and Traffic.