ABSTRACT
The occurrence of road accidents in Abia State
has been of result this research work has examined the Com • ° & C°nCem to
the citizens and as a Metropolis for the period 2010 - 2013 with 6 Analysis
ofroad accidents’ data in Umuahia piiee S,a,ion, Umuahia. The research **“ °-e,
Centra, includes Ihe factor that causes the prevailing rate ofZd Z Pr°blemS °f
r°’d acciden‘ which 'Hents the days in the week and il CC' ent’velllc'e tyPe
involved in such ceoftf 116 ^e3r tll3t reC°r^e^ tbC b'®'leSt roat* acc‘dents
and inttr.depe„de c of the nature of casualties caused by road accidents and
the vehide type invoked. Ana,zmg and describing the data using tools iike the
mu.tip.e bar chart, the Friedmann test, the tekal Wallis H test, the Ch,-square
test for goodness of fit and independence, it was discovered ,tat majority of
the road accidents are caused by human factors Hite over speeding,
recklessness, drink,ng and driving, drug abuse, arrogance and illiteracy.
Number ofreported cases ofroad accident I isnot uniformly distributed across
the years and vehicle types, and the casualties in road accident are dependent
on the vehicle type involved. As a way to check road accidents on our roads,
the research work advised that theie should be proper training and checking
ofdrivers that ply our roads.
MICHAEL, U (2024). Comparative Analysis Of Reported Cases Of Road Accidents In Abia State: A Case Study Of State Traffic Office, Central Police Station (Cps), Umuahia:-Oko, Pius I. . Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 23, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/comparative-analysis-of-reported-cases-of-road-accidents-in-abia-state-a-case-study-of-state-traffic-office-central-police-station-cps-umuahia-oko-pius-i-7-2
UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL. "Comparative Analysis Of Reported Cases Of Road Accidents In Abia State: A Case Study Of State Traffic Office, Central Police Station (Cps), Umuahia:-Oko, Pius I. " Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 09 Jan. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/comparative-analysis-of-reported-cases-of-road-accidents-in-abia-state-a-case-study-of-state-traffic-office-central-police-station-cps-umuahia-oko-pius-i-7-2. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL. "Comparative Analysis Of Reported Cases Of Road Accidents In Abia State: A Case Study Of State Traffic Office, Central Police Station (Cps), Umuahia:-Oko, Pius I. ". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 09 Jan. 2024. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/comparative-analysis-of-reported-cases-of-road-accidents-in-abia-state-a-case-study-of-state-traffic-office-central-police-station-cps-umuahia-oko-pius-i-7-2 >.
UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL. "Comparative Analysis Of Reported Cases Of Road Accidents In Abia State: A Case Study Of State Traffic Office, Central Police Station (Cps), Umuahia:-Oko, Pius I. " Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2024). Accessed 23 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/comparative-analysis-of-reported-cases-of-road-accidents-in-abia-state-a-case-study-of-state-traffic-office-central-police-station-cps-umuahia-oko-pius-i-7-2