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Transportation in Developing Economies
Published in: Transportation in Developing Economies 1/2020

01-04-2020 | Original Article

Criminal Activities and Road Accidents in Nigerian Transport Industry

Author: Folorunsho M. Ajide

Published in: Transportation in Developing Economies | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

The frequent cases of road crashes have been attributed to human factors including crime-related activities. High level of crime may affect road transportation in many ways. For instance, criminals can engage in highway robbery by attacking passengers in big buses and private cars on intercity or interstate transport services. While few studies have examined this phenomenon in developed countries, little or nothing is known in developing countries. This study contributes to the literature by examine the effect of crime rate on road accidents in Nigeria for the period of 1986–2016. Using ARDL technique, it documents that criminal activities have positive and significant effect on road crashes in Nigeria. This result also persists when the study introduces other cointegrating regression techniques such as FMOLS, DOLS and CCR. We show that crime is one of the leading factors that cause road crashes in Nigeria. Consequently, it becomes crucial for Nigerian governments’ agencies to develop an effective method of reducing these hazards.
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Metadata
Title
Criminal Activities and Road Accidents in Nigerian Transport Industry
Author
Folorunsho M. Ajide
Publication date
01-04-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Transportation in Developing Economies / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 2199-9287
Electronic ISSN: 2199-9295
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40890-020-0094-4

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