Accident and whiplash injuries prevention in Nigeria
- Nigeria ranks one of the highest countries in the world with the largest accident, especially when measured by whiplash associated disorders, whereas, traffic safety education rate, data and information been widely known as preventive indicators have been grossly neglected. In Nigeria, traffic safety enlightenment, awareness, political understanding and appreciation of the problem's magnitude are lacking. This study, therefore, seeks to understand and document the fact that accident causation factors in Nigeria relate more to the problem of development, poverty, knowledge and education as evidenced in most other developing countries. Among the primary accident causation factors on Nigerian roads are: - lack of a transportation system or multi-model integration - sub-standard and obsolete vehicles and road furniture - poor road maintenance, investment and engineering management - paucity of road users' and drivers' knowledge, skill, enlightenment and education of the road Use This paper submits that Nigeria being a developing nation requires purely primitive strategies being cost effective (health wise) than curative measures. It is in this light that an enduring, comprehensive and sustainable traffic safety educational programmes information base and data inventory, analysis and implementations form the focus of this study. This effort will provide basic guidelines framework and implementation procedure for a successful prevention of whiplash associated disorder resulting from road traffic crashes in Nigeria and other parts of the world.
Verfasserangaben: | S. I. Oni |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:opus-bast-4284 |
Dokumentart: | Konferenzveröffentlichung |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Datum der Veröffentlichung (online): | 01.08.2012 |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2005 |
Beteiligte Körperschaft: | University <Lagos> / Department of Geography |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 01.08.2012 |
Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | Erziehung; Halswirbel; Konferenz; Nigeria; Sicherheit; Unfall; Unfallverhütung; Ursache; Verhütung; Verkehr; Verletzung; Wirbelsäule Accident; Accident prevention; Cause; Cervical vertebrae; Conference; Education; Injury; Nigeria; Prevention; Safety; Spinal column; Traffic |
Quelle: | 1st International Conference on ESAR "Expert Symposium on Accident Research", S. 282-285 |
Institute: | Sonstige / Sonstige |
DDC-Klassifikation: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 36 Soziale Probleme, Sozialdienste / 360 Soziale Probleme und Sozialdienste; Verbände |
collections: | BASt-Beiträge / ITRD Sachgebiete / 82 Unfall und Verkehrsinfrastruktur |
BASt-Beiträge / ITRD Sachgebiete / 83 Unfall und Mensch | |
BASt-Beiträge / ITRD Sachgebiete / 91 Fahrzeugkonstruktion | |
BASt-Beiträge / Tagungen / International Conference on ESAR / 1st International Conference on ESAR | |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | BASt / Link zum Urhebergesetz |