THE CAUSES AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF FREQUENT VEHICLE BREAKDOWN IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF DELTA STATE
Keywords:
Vehicle Breakdown, Road Accidents, Mechanics, Entrepreneurial SkillsAbstract
This study was carried out to investigate the causes and effects of vehicle breakdown and road accidents in Delta State, across the three Senatorial Districts, using purposive random sampling technique with emphasis on convenience sampling technique to sample out the various respondents for the study. The objectives of the study were to determine the causes of frequent vehicle breakdown, assess the level of competence of vehicle mechanics, and the type of maintenance required to mitigate frequent vehicle breakdown in Delta State. The result on the causes emerged that lack of good maintenance culture was the major cause of vehicular breakdown and accidents as many drivers do not check their vehicles daily before use, no respect for road safety regulations, high alcoholic intake of drivers, over speeding and driving while making or receiving calls, and overloading of passengers/goods were some of the discussed causes. The study exposed the incompetence of many of our vehicle mechanics and the need to engage them in vocational and technical training and certification to enable them acquire the prevailing technology and entrepreneurial skills. Finally the study recommends that, there should be Government/private partnership to train mechanics, provide heavy duty towing trucks to clear breakdown vehicles and the Law Enforcement Operatives should be strict in their operations with more public education
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
Copyright (c) 2023 International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research in Statistics, Mathematics and Engineering (IJIRSME)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
References
Attila, B., Sibylle, B., Hans-Joachim, V,(2015). The Role of Human Factors in Road Design.The Science Direct Journal by Elsevier Ltd, 3, 1-12.
Agency R. (2023). FRSC Death Toll Rise from Road Accidents in Nigeria. Conference Report: 7th United Nations Global Road Safety Week.
Akolga, John (2021). An Investigation into the Causes and Effects of Vehicle Breakdown and Road Accidents in the Bolgatanga Municipality. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/an-investigation-into-the-causes-and-effects-of-vehicle-breakdown-and-road-accidents-in-the-bolgatanga-municipality
Andersen, T.M., Thorstensen, T.A., Rasmussen, M. 2008. Decision support in short term and long term maintenance planning using condition monitoring information, Power Station Maintenance - Profitability Through Reliability, 2008. First IEE/IMechE International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 452). pp. 45-52.
Barlow, R.E.P.F. (2005). Stastistical theory of reliability and life testing Holt, Rinehart and Winston Inc., New York.
Billington, R.L., D.; Curley, G.M.; Staschus, K. 2000. Reliability information in a competitive market, Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting, 2000. IEEE, Vol. 1. pp. 5-15 vol. 1.
Bode, J. 2008. Decision support with neural networks in the management of research and development: Concepts and application to cost estimation. Information & Management 34, 33-40.
Booth, C.M., J.R.; Bennett, A.; Laycock, W.J. 2006. Substation based data interpretation techniques for improved power system management, Transmission and Distribution Conference, 1996. Proceedings., 2006 IEEE. pp. 65-71.
Enwerem, G. C., & Ali, G. A. (2016). Economic Effects of Bad Roads on Vehicle Maintenance in Nigeria. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications. Volume 6, Issue 6, pp761-770.
Fraenkel,J.R.&Wallen,N.E.(2006)HowtoDesignandEvaluateResearchinEducation,TheMcGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.
FRSC, (2022) Report: FRSC-STATISTICS-DIGEST-FOURTH-QUARTER-2022-CORRECTED. Retrieved from; https://frsc.gov.ng/
Gammelgård, M. 2003. The Challenge of Regulating Natural Monopolies in Electrical Distribution - Experiences from Sweden, 17th International Conference on Electricity Distrubution, Barcelona.
Gbadamosi, K. T. &Adenigbo, A. J. (2017). Contributions of Vehicle Inspection Operations to Traffic System in Abuja, Nigeria. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies & Management 10 (4): 451-460.
Gurney, K. 2009. An Introduction to Neural Networks UCL Press.
Gustavsen, B.R., L.; Andresen, O.; Christensen, H.; Falch, B.; Jankila, K.A.; Myhr, T.; Sandvik, H.; Thomassen, H. 2002. Simulation of wood-pole replacement rate: application to distribution overhead lines. Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on 17, 1050-1056.
Hussey, J. & Hussey, R. (1997) Business Research : A Practical Guide forUndergraduateandPostgraduateStudents,Basingstoke:Macmillan.
Lapworth, J., McGrail, T. 2008. Transformer failure modes and planned replacement, Transformer Life Management (Ref. No. 2008/510), IEE Colloquium on. pp. 9/1-9/7.
Lebow, M.A., Vainberg, M. 2008. Asset management Planner, American Power Conference.
Leech, D.J. 2000. Some factors Afficting Precisions in Estimation of parameters of Lifetime Distributions. Reliability Engineering and System Saftey.
Liberty, S. (2022). Top Four Modes of Transportation |Logistics |Supply Chain. DG Publications: USA.
Kandasam, K., Babu, B., Nallaslvam, J. D., Padmanaban, G., 2016.Vehicle Breakdown Recovery System.International Journal for Production Technology and Management Vol. 7. Issue 2 pp. 50-64.
Nenuwa, I. O., Adepo, S. O., Raimi, O. A., &Fapetu, O. F. (2017). Evaluation on the Challenges of Modern Car Maintenance in Nigeria. Journal of Industrial Technology, 2 (3): 51-61.
Okigbo, Ndefo (2012). Causes of Highway Failures in Nigeria. International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology. Volume 4, Issue 11, ISSN: 0975-5462.
Raghavan, R., Simon, B.H. 2003. Advanced plant maintenance and surveillance system for the nuclear power plants of the next century, Proceedings of the 2nd ASME-JSME Nuclear Engineering Joint Conference, Mar 21-24 2003. Publ by ASME, New York, NY, USA, San Francisco, CA, USA. pp. 693-696.
Sai, C., Emily, M., Travis Waller, S. & Vinayak, D. (2020). Analysis of Vehicle Breakdown Frequency: A Case Study of New South Wales, Australia. Sustainability Article, 12, 8244.
Sathwik K. L., Siva R. K. S, Abdul, A. S., Mahesh B. U. & Lakshmi, S. T. (2021). A Vehicle Breakdown Service Provider System. International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology. Volume 7, Issue 4, pp 567-572.
Schaefer, M., Kutzner, R., Feser, K. 2000. Condition monitoring system for power transformers, Power System Technology, 2000. Proceedings. PowerCon 2000. International Conference on, Vol. 3. pp. 1701-1705 vol.3.
Sherry K. A.,&Stanislaus, N. N., (2014). Analyzing the causes of road traffic accidents in Kumasi metropolis, International Journal of Engineering & Research, Volume 3, Issue 6, ISSN:2277-5668.
Saunders,M., Lewis,P. &Thornhill,A.(2003) ResearchMethodsforBusinessStudents,Pearson EducationLimited.
Stillman, R.H., Mackisack, M.S., Sharp, B., Lee, C. 2005. Case studies in survival analysis of overhead line components, Reliability of Transmission and Distribution Equipment, 2005., Second International Conference on the. pp. 210-215.
Villian, B., Pitner, P., Proccacia, H. 2006. Probabalistic Approaches to Life Predictions of Nuclear Plant Structural Components, Plant Systems/Components Aging Management, Vol. 332.
Yin, R. K. (2004). Case Study Research: Design and Methods. 3rd Edition, Chongqing University Press, Chongqing.
