Impact of commercial motorcycle operation on urban mobility in Ogun State, Nigeria

Oluwaseyi Joseph Afolabi (Author), Kolawole Taofeek Gbadamosi (Author)

Abstract

The significant of public transport of cities in many developing countries lies in the fundamental fact that mobility and accessibility are essential for economic growth and of necessity to provide efficient and effective movement for goods and services. The collapse of public intra-city transport system paved way for the rise of motorcycles as means of public transportation in Nigeria. This paper discusses the impact of commercial motorcycle operation as a means of urban transportation. Of the 200 questionnaires administered, 191 questionnaires were received for analysis using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Secondary data was also sourced to serve as complement to the primary data, thus allowing for a robust research. Descriptive statistical tools such as percentages were adopted to present the socio - economic characteristics in the area. Findings showed that the majority of the users are adult between the aged 31 and 40 years. Most of them (53.8%) are married and are fairly educated. Furthermore, it was recommended that the Nigerian government should provide employment opportunities for our teeming youth as this will go a long way in the reduction of number of youth who as a result of unemployment took to motorcycle riding business.

Keywords

prevoz;promet;motorji;transportation;traffic;motorcycle;Ogun State;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2017
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UM FL - Faculty of Logistics
UDC:	656
COBISS:	134382851
ISSN:	2232-4968
Views:	1148
Downloads:	442
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Other data

Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary keywords:	prevoz;promet;motorno kolo;država Ogun;
URN:	URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS):	Scientific work
Pages:	str. 62-71
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ8
Issue:	ǂiss. ǂ1
Chronology:	May 2017
DOI:	10.1515/jlst-2017-0006
ID:	10879766