Investigation into the Level of Awareness and Compliance with Road Signs Among Drivers in Abuja Metropolis

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the level of awareness and compliance with road signs among drivers in Abuja metropolis. The study investigates the: level of awareness of road signs among drivers, level of compliance with road signs and other safety devices and the constraints affecting the effective utilization of road signs and other safety devices among drivers. Three research questions were answered and two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 levels of significance guided the study. The descriptive survey design was used and the target population for this study was made up of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) and motor vehicle Drivers in Abuja Metropolis. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was subjected to face and content validation by three experts in Automobile Technology. Cronbach Alpha statistics was used to determine the reliability coefficient of the questionnaire and it was found to be 0.86. The data collected from the respondents were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test statistics. The finding on the levels of awareness of road signs among drivers include among others: YJunction, Narrow Bridge Ahead, Give Way to Traffic, TJunction, Speed Limit. Findings related to the level of compliance and other safety devices revealed among others, that the drivers complied with the following road signs: No Parking and No Left Turn. Findings that are related to the constraints affecting effective utilization of road signs include among others: Illiteracy, drunkenness, improper orientation, road congestion. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that, training and retraining, as well as periodic road safety education, should be organized for drivers by the government and other non-governmental organizations to ensure that they are familiar with road signs and other safety practices on the road motor vehicle.