Role of Risk Perception and Other Risk Related Judgement in Road Transportation: Ado-Ekiti as Case Study

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Role of Risk Perception and Other Risk Related Judgement in Road Transportation: Ado-Ekiti as Case Study

Original Article, B4
Ata G., Aderinlewo O.
Journal. Civil Eng. Urban. 2(1): 17-25. 2012

ABSTRACT: The role of risk perception and other risk related judgement of the user of commercial vehicles, bicycle, buses, private cars, tankers and road haulage trucks as means of road transportation in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria were examined in this paper. In addition, the spatial dimensions of the level of commuter risk awareness in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria were explored. The respondent’s perceptions/views on each of the risks that could be experienced by vehicle drivers as well as their relative possibilities of causing accidents in each of the locations examined in Ado-Ekiti namely Old Garage, Basiri, Odo-Ado, Ilawe, Ajilosun and Opopogbooro roads have been evaluated. The factors capable of causing road accidents in the six locations considered were identified and assessed through questionnaires. Based on the results, the risk factors appeared to be site specific while ‘tailgating’ seemed to be the most dominant factor responsible for causing road accidents with up to 40% occurring along Opopogboro road.
Keywords: Risk perception, spatial dimensions, commuter risk, risk factors, tailgating

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