RESEARCH TECHNIQUES IN ROAD

SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT FOR
OPTIMAL IMPACT
 PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Outline

 Introduction

 Definition of research and

Research techniques

 Types of Research

 Importance of Research

 Challenges and the way forward

 Conclusion
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 INTRODUCTION

Road Traffic Crash (RTC) is a leading cause of death, hospitalization, disability and
socioeconomic loss in the world with about 1.3 million deaths recorded annually and estimated 50
million severely injured (WHO)1. in the year 2019, 11,072 road traffic crashes were recorded in
Nigeria which translated to an increase of 14% from 2018 figure (2) (FRSC 2019 annual
report).The Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020, provides an excellent opportunity to
develop policies and programmes that can control and reduce the problem. The United Nations
General Assembly (UNGA) has recently proclaimed the second decade of action 2021-2030.

Road safety management is a critical component that needs to be strengthened with vision,
direction, coordination, management, funding, interventions, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation.
SOURCE:1. WHO

2. FRSC 2019 Annual report

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 INTRODUCTION

Road safety research in Nigeria is piecemeal, fragmented, not continuous and

disconnected. The current status of research does not provide answers to the
problem and requires innovative approaches and solutions in Nigeria. There is a
severe shortage of dedicated road safety research institutions, trained human
resources, funding and training programmes, despite the increasing number of
deaths and injuries on the roads.
There is need for strategic research to focus on the five pillars of road safety in
the Region as specified in the decade of action plans. Research should focus on
better understanding on the contribution of roads, vehicles and human behavior
along with post-crash elements. Post-crash care, in terms of availability,
accessibility and affordability needs to be examined in the context of huge social
and economic diversities. Road safety management needs to be systematic and
scientific, based on a critical understanding of barriers and challenges in each
country

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 DEFINITON OF RESEARCH AND RESAECRH TECHNIQUES
WHAT IS RESEARCH
Research is universally conscious, systematic and objective investigation for
reliable knowledge through logical study of a problem. It is the scientific process
of systematic inquiry by which we increase our knowledge of how things are, why
things are, the way they are, and how they might be changed for the better.
However, in the dynamic world, the primary purpose of research is for the benefit
of humanity. Therefore the importance and the need for Road safety research
are as follows:

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a. Decision making
b. Leadership and team work
c. New and improved knowledge
d. Tools and method for critical assessment
e. Planning and development
 
TYPES OF RESEARCH
Research in the humanities is of different types, but basically, types of research
are as follows:
A. Historical Research: is a systematic and critical inquiry investigation of events,
experience and development of the past. It attempt to establish fact and arrive
at conclusion concerning past events.
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 B. Empirical research: this involves the actual interaction
with experience and data. It is rooted in a first hand
observation of phenomena and gathering of data to describe,
explain and predict events.
C. Survey Research: it gathers relatively limited data from
relatively large number of cases.
D. Philosophical research: this is carried out through rational
and analytical reasoning. Problem and issues are examined
through the process

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 CONT

WHAT IS RESEARCH TECHNIQUES?

Research Techniques are the strategies, processes or
methods utilized in the collection of data or evidence
for analysis in order to uncover new information or
create better understanding of a topic. There are
different types of research methods which use
different tools for data collection. The following are
the research techniques used in Road safety
administration and traffic management for optimal
impact:
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RESEARCH HOW/SOURCE
TYPES
TECHNIQUES

QUANTITATIVE SURVEY, This can be sought

TECHNIQUES QUESTIONNAIRE, through primary and
FIELD STUDY secondary means
QUALITATIVE Interview( focused Mostly primary, but can
TECHNIQUES group and observations also be sought through
secondary means as in
the case with
ethnographic study
MIXED TECHNIQUES Combination of any of Mostly sought through
the above in a single primary and secondary
study (both secondary means to increase
and primary source. validly outcomes

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 Once techniques are identified, the research process will
then continue with the researcher identifying specifics of
planning the process, for example, this may include preparing
set questions in the event that a quantitative survey method
is to be used. The researcher will have to ensure that
questions are relevant in addressing the underpinning
research question(s) or hypothetical statements. Similarly, in
the case of a qualitative research technique, the researcher
will need to plan the relevant questions to ask, place and time
of interviews. The environment must be conducive enough to
enable concepts to be extracted from the research.
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CHALLENGES HINDERING OPTIMAL IMPACT IN RESEARCH
 
Inadequate support
Funding/ encourage first hand data by sponsoring research team with logistics.
poor training of research personnel
 Secrecy in both individual as well as government are known for keeping lots of
information secret
Scanty statistics: research in FRSC is still in its infancy and a lot of the
background data are not readily available.
inadequate partnership with academia institution.
Fabrication of data by field command offices
Cumbersome process of data collection
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WAY FORWAD
For research techniques in road safety administration and
traffic management to yield optimal impact, these
recommendations are proffer:
Management should improve its commitment towards
research conducts in the corps
 Training and retraining of research personnel
Encourage academia institutions to collaborate with corps
research team in conducting research
Quick released of funds for research
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 CONCLUSION
In conclusion, it is worth nothing that research techniques
concepts are integral part of the journey towards the
ontological and epistemological quest for knowledge
acquisition, whether pursued in the pure or social sciences
disciplines. In this vein, it is normally left with researchers to
manifest phonetic virtues (normally, the utmost manifestation
of good characters, with transparency to the participating
communities) in their pursuit of knowledge exploration so as
to make it possible for the desired epistemic exploration to
result in something positive that will certainly add value to
human understanding. 13
THANK YOU

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