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Title:

Systems Analysis of Traffic Law Compliance Problem in Commercial Motorcycle Operation

Accession Number:

01626099

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

In Nigeria, commercial motorcycle operation is facing a serious challenge with respect to regulation. Policies and other interventions introduced to improve the operation of this transport, in particular with respect to safety, have not been successful. For the system to improve, behavioural changes are required from the drivers with regards to adherence to law. This paper uses a system dynamics approach to identify factors that affect drivers’ compliance to law and how these factors can be swayed to improve compliance, and thus safety. A causal loop diagram is developed from interview data obtained from a survey conducted with stakeholders in AdoEkiti, Nigeria and formalised into a quantitative stock and flow model using secondary data obtained from multiple sources. Results from model simulation suggest that drivers are subjected to harsh operating conditions and this operating condition contributes to their compliance difficulty. They, however, warn that under a corrupt transport system, reliance on enforcement operations alone to improve compliance may not achieve any substantial improvement. This paper concludes by suggesting some policy recommendations on how compliance can be improved in commercial motorcycle operation. Improving safety enforcement would protect vulnerable road users and provide co-benefits to reduce other externalities of transport, e.g., through stricter adherence to speed limits. These recommendations might also be useful for enforcing emission regulations in future.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABE90 Standing Committee on Transportation in the Developing Countries.

Monograph Accession #:

01618707

Report/Paper Numbers:

17-06622

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Aluko, Oluwasegun
Gühnemann, Astrid
Timms, Paul

Pagination:

12p

Publication Date:

2017

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References

Geographic Terms:

Ado Ekiti (Nigeria); Nigeria

Subject Areas:

Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; Safety and Human Factors

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2017 Paper #17-06622

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 8 2016 12:43PM