SOCIAL VARIABLES AND ROAD SAFETY PRACTICES AMONG TAXI DRIVERS IN UYO METROPOLIS, AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

Asuquo I. Enyim
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The study was conducted to investigate the influence of social variables on road-safety practices among taxi drivers in Uyo Metropolis of Akwa Ibom State. Specifically, the influences of age, educational qualifications, marital status, income level, family size and beliefs about causes of road traffic accident on road-safety practices of taxi drivers were examined. Six research questions and six hypotheses were generated to guide the study. A survey design was used for the study. A sample size of 147 (30%) were selected using simple random sampling technique at the Drivers’ Union meeting-hall through the co-operation of their leaders. The instrument for data collection was a researcher’s constructed questionnaire titled ‘‘Social Variables and Road Safety Practices Questionnaire (SVRSPQ)’’ The instrument was pretested using Cronbach’s alpha statistics and a reliability coefficient of .78 was obtained. Simple percentage was used to answer the research questions while Chi-square was used for test of hypotheses at .05 probability level of significance. Findings revealed that age, educational qualification, marital status, income level, family size and beliefs about causes of road traffic accident all had positive influences on the road-safety practices of taxi drivers in Uyo metropolis. Intensive road-safety/health education campaign was recommended to inculcate safety-consciousness among all drivers and other road users in Uyo Metropolis and other parts of the state. Keywords : ROAD SAFETY, SOCIAL VARIABLES DOI : 10.7176/JCSD/46-08 Publication date :March 31 st 2019
尼日利亚阿夸伊博姆州尤约市出租车司机的社会变量和道路安全实践
本研究旨在调查社会变量对阿夸伊博姆州Uyo大都市出租车司机道路安全行为的影响。具体而言,研究了年龄、教育程度、婚姻状况、收入水平、家庭规模和对道路交通事故原因的看法对出租车司机道路安全行为的影响。提出了六个研究问题和六个假设来指导研究。本研究采用问卷调查设计。通过司机工会领导人的合作,在司机工会会议大厅采用简单的随机抽样技术选择了147人(30%)的样本。数据收集工具为研究者自编的《社会变量与道路安全实践问卷》(Social Variables and Road Safety Practices questionnaire, SVRSPQ),采用Cronbach’s alpha统计进行预检验,信度系数为0.78。研究问题采用简单百分比回答,假设检验采用卡方检验,显著性概率水平为0.05。研究发现,年龄、学历、婚姻状况、收入水平、家庭规模和对道路交通事故原因的认识对出租车司机的道路安全行为有正向影响。建议开展密集的道路安全/健康教育运动,向尤约市和该州其他地区的所有司机和其他道路使用者灌输安全意识。关键词:道路安全,社会变量DOI: 10.7176/JCSD/46-08出版日期:2019年3月31日
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