(Ebook) Analysis of the Extent of Red Light Running in Minna, North-Central Nigeria by Ms.C SAMUEL MEDAYESE, PhD Candidate MOHAMMED TAUHEED ALFA, Dr. NELSON T.A ABD’RAZACK, Miss FAITH O. AGBAWN ISBN 9780732600525, 0732600529

(Ebook) Analysis of the Extent of Red Light Running in Minna, North-Central Nigeria by Ms.C SAMUEL MEDAYESE, PhD Candidate MOHAMMED TAUHEED ALFA, Dr. NELSON T.A ABD’RAZACK, Miss FAITH O. AGBAWN ISBN 9780732600525, 0732600529

This research pursued the objectives of assessing the awareness, perception,
and levels of adherence of road users to traffic rules and regulations. The
study was carried out in Minna and the major signalized roads were the target
of the research. The research applied the survey research methodology, which
involves carrying volumetric count of vehicles running the red lights on the
signalized routes. The research therefore, found out that, majority of the
violators of the traffic signals were the motorcycle riders, closely followed by
the tricycle operators; the commercial vehicle owners also form a major
percentage of violators of the red light rules in the city. The research,
therefore, recommended that, strict measures aimed at ensuring immediate
compliance with the traffic signals should be implemented, through fines and
sanctions on violators to impoundment of offending vehicles. The research
concluded that, if instant measures are not put in place to check the menace of
the red light running, it will have serious adverse effect on the social and
economic strata of the city.
JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS (2019), 3(2), 124-136.
https://doi.org/10.25034/ijcua.2018.470zd9