FACTORS INFLUENCING ROAD TRAFFIC DELAY: DRIVERS’ PERSPECTIVES AND LOSS OF MAN-HOUR ALONG LAGOS-ABEOKUTA EXPRESSWAY, LAGOS, NIGERIA
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2017-07
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Published by Department of Urban and Regional Planning Benue State University, Makurdi.
Abstract
This study examined drivers’ perception of road traffic delay attributes and factors
influencing road traffic delay with a view to assessing loss of man hours along LagosAbeokuta Expressway. This view translated to policy statements that can tremendously
reduce the road traffic delay in the study area. Primary data were collected through
questionnaire administration, traffic volume survey and direct field observation while the
secondary data were obtained from past relevant journals, textbooks among others. The
sample frame evolved from an average of 3 day traffic volume survey, which translated
into 17,647 drivers between 7 am – 7 pm in the study area. The sample size was 117
(0.007%) as the purposive sampling technique was adopted. The frequency tables and
likert scale outputs were adopted for data analyses. The study found that most drivers
along this road were majorly (75.2%) young educated working adults while the trips made
accounted for the concentration of work and after-work trips along this road. The study
revealed that traffic delay along the road was largely due to indiscreet use of bus-stops,
bad roads condition, drivers’ recklessness with DAI values of 4.70, 3.77 and 3.41
respectively using a 5 Point Likert Scale. This study established that a total of 2,920 ‘manhours’ was lost annually on this road as the daily accumulated estimate for man hour loss
was estimated as 8 hours per day. The strict enforcement and monitoring of proper usage
of bus-stops and prompt rehabilitation of bad roads are needed among other
recommendations.
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Road Traffic Delay, Drivers’ Perspectives, Man-Hour Loss
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9. Bako, A. I. and Agunloye, O. O. (2017). Factors Influencing Weekend Journey of Public Transport Passenger along Lagos-Abeokuta Road: Nigeria. Journal of Contemporary Urbanology, 4(1);3-15, Published by Department of Urban and Regional Planning Benue State University, Makurdi.