THE EFFECTS OF USING TRICYCLES FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN IJEDE AREA OF LAGOS STATE
SALAKO, OLAJIDE F.; OMODEHIN, ADEKANBI O. AND OJO, LATIFAT A., Volume 6 Issue 1, 2022 Pages 123-135, Published: 2023-06-23
Abstract
This study looked at the effects of using tricycles as public transportation in the Ijede neighborhood of Ikorodu, Lagos State. In order to achieve this, the study examined the socioeconomic traits of the respondents in the study area, the operational traits of the tricycle as an informal public transportation, the service demand of tricycle operators, and safety concerns. Analysis of the study's data showed that the majority of the tricycle drivers operated their vehicles to support their families and because they were unemployed. The study also showed that law enforcement agency operations and the poor access road in the study area are significant obstacles encountered while dealing with extortion. Another difficulty was the issue of reckless driving by tricycle drivers who were attempting to avoid arrest by union and government officials, which frequently led to accidents. These lead to high operating costs, which are most readily apparent in maintenance expenses, task force dues paid to local governments, unions, touts, and enforcement agencies. The inferential statistical result using Pearson correlation value is 0.721 while N which is the number of operators interviewed is 80. The significant value is 0.000, which is less than 0.05 the level at which we are testing the hypothesis. Therefore, we reject the null hypothesis and concluded that there is significant relationship between the number of days operators work per week and their involvement in accident. Finally, taking cognizance of the human, mechanical and environmental problems attributed to tricycle operations as public transport, the tricycle business has contributed positively to the society as its helps to reduce unemployment rate, crime reduction, safety and save travel time of the citizen from origin to destination and also contribute to the Nigerian Economy