Urban Landuse and Traffic Calming Devices in Ibadan, Nigeria: Implications for Improved Road Safety
Abstract
With the example of Ibadan-Nigeria, this study was set to identify and characterise traffic calming devices across different land-uses. This was expected to reveal the different types of calming devices deployed for road safety and areas where improvements in traffic safety should be focused. Observational research was conducted in six traffic hubs in Ibadan using a two levelled multi-sampling approach. In each of the selected traffic hubs, investigations were conducted, with focus on the general condition, height and width of identified traffic calming devices. Ten different types of traffic calming devices, classified into three broad groups were identified. These were vertical devices (speed hump/bump, roundabout, gateway), horizontal devices(raised median and raised median-island) and signage (zebra crossing, speed limit, stop sign, transverse marking and one-way street). Apart from the industrial traffic hub where only one type of traffic calming device (speed hump) was identified, there were a minimum of two types of traffic calming devices in each of the other traffic hubs. It was established that many of these devices especially the speed humps were installed without adequate attention to standard specifications. The study also revealed that signage were predominant in locations where the proportion of literate road users were high. The study concludes that as the distribution of available calming devices varies according to the character and density of the built up areas, so also was the level of road traffic safety.
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Ukoji, V. N. (2014). Trend and Patterns of Fatal Road Accidents. French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA-Nigeria) Working Papers Series, 35: 1-45
Ziolkowski, R. (2014). Influence of Traffic Calming Measures on Drivers’ Behaviour. The 9th International Conference on Environmental Engineering,22–23 May 2014, Vilnius, Lithuania, Bialystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45E str., 15-351 Bialystok, Poland. ISSN 2029-7092. Available online at http://enviro.vgtu.lt
Published
2023-09-26
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Faniran , G., & Adebayo, A. (2023). Urban Landuse and Traffic Calming Devices in Ibadan, Nigeria: Implications for Improved Road Safety . URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING REVIEW, 8(1), 45-57. Retrieved from http://urpr.unilag.edu.ng/article/view/1872
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