AN ASSESSMENT OF ROAD TRANSPORT SAFETY STANDARDIZATION SCHEME INFLUENCE ON FREIGHT TRANSPORT CRASHES IN LAGOS METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study seeks to assess the influence of road transport safety standardization scheme (RTSSS) on freight transport crashes in Lagos Metropolis of Nigeria. The data used for this work was acquired through primary and secondary sources. The primary source was through administration of one hundred and forty (140) questionnaires to freight transport operators, drivers and Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) staff. The study makes use of the Stratified Sampling technique
method. Data from the Federal road safety publications on accidents (1960 -2013), the Federal Office of Statistics publication, the Lagos State Motor Vehicle Administration Agency, Lagos Bureau of Statistics (MEPB) and the Lagos State
Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) formed the secondary data used for the study. The data was processed and
analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. The study revealed there is a significant awareness of the scheme among the operators and drivers of freight transport in the study area with a low level of patronage and
compliance. It further shows that freight transport accident is still on the increase even after the introduction of the scheme. It is recommended that there should be more awareness and wide publicity of the scheme in Lagos and Nigeria at large. All agencies that are set-up for the implementation of the scheme should be more determine and committed to the realization of the objectives of the scheme.