Citation

Bwala EB, Amosun ST. NIPES J. Sci. Technol. Res. 2022; 4(2): 192-196.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Nigerian Institution of Professional Engineers and Scientists (NIPES))

DOI

10.37933/nipes.e/4.2.2022.19

PMID

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Abstract

Vehicle safety is an important control measure to improve safety on the roads. Past researches on road safety have shown that vehicle construction must conform to the requirements of both active and passive safety to prevent accidents. This study investigated the availability of modern automotive safety equipment in private and commercial vehicles in Adamawa State, Nigeria. A survey research design was used and the population of the study comprised of 316 private and commercial motorists. The sample was made up of 114 private motorists and 63 commercial motorists obtained through stratified random sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Cronbach Alpha was also used to determine the reliability coefficient of the instrument. The calculated reliability coefficient was 0.87. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while the null hypotheses were analyzed using z-test at 0.05. The findings of the study revealed that percentage of motorists with active and passive safety equipment were found to be thirty-three and thirty-five percent respectively. This suggests that majority of the private and commercial vehicles in Adamawa State lack sufficient active and passive safety equipment. It was therefore recommended that the Nigerian Road safety agencies should enforce use of automotive safety equipment.

Language: en