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EFFECT
OF POPULATION ON ROAD TRANSPORTATION IN BENIN CITY
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter one
Introduction
Background of the study
Statement of problem
Objective of the study
Significance of the study
Research question
Scope of the study
Limitation of the study
Definition of terms
Chapter Two
Literature Review
Chapter Three
Research methodology
Population
Sample and sampling techniques
Research instrument
Method of data collection
Method of data analysis
Chapter Four
Analysis of data and discussion
of result
Chapter Five
Summary, Conclusion and
Recommendation
References
Questionnaire
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE
STUDY
First of all let us see what population is. Population is the number of people
living in a geographical location recorded or not. While transportation is the
movement of people, animals, goods and services etc from one place to another.
An investigation in the circumstances of the diverse means of conveying
themselves and their goods from one place to another. Human porterage and beast
were the earliest means of fulfilling such task. Tracks were stamped out by man
across different terrains and through the jungles draught animals (beast of
burden) such as homes, buffaloes elephants, males and camels were domesticated
and extensively employed to save man from carrying things themselves,
especially weightily things. But such animals could hardly cover 24km (15
miles) to 48km (30 miles) per day. But in those days and even in some
uncivilized part of the world today, this was and is the only sensible way of
transportation.
Iboaya (1991) explained that in Nigeria transportation means including trekking,
human porterage, transportation by animals, roads, railways, water and air. But
in this context, we will be focusing on road transportation, and the effect of
population in it. Road transportation is the movement of people, animals, goods
and services etc on road. There are different types of roads, they include;
1.
Cul-de-sac roads: These are streets roads with opening at one end.
2.
Local arterial roads: These are important main roads
3.
Local roads: A local road is a road that is special to a place or district.
4.
Highways/dual carriage way: These are divided highways e.g. Benin-Ibadan Road,
Bye Pass. Different speeds are maintained on these roads as the width (carriage
ways) varies increasing from the local roads to the high ways. Some links
towns, while others link states. Road link people directly and provide door to
door services.
To
ensure people feed, clothe communicate with one another especially in this
modern life when humans needs are numerous and enormous that it is said to be
insatiable. Human beings have to engage in different activities in order to
make good life inevitable. These needs are not found in one particular place
within man’s immediate environment or jurisdiction therefore to get these vital
needs man must move from where they are found to their place of usage.
However,
population has really effected road transportation, Uselu Lagos Road as an
example. Motorist, bikes riders (Okada) lorry etc and even pedestrians have to
use the road and due to the population, the road (Uselu Lagos Road) seems to be
too small for the enormous users which has succeeded in leading to bad traffic
unnumbered accidents, where lots of ghastly and fatal injuries have been seen.
Due to the population, some car, bike etc owners now have to keep their mobiles
at home and even prefer trekking because of the delay. Population has also been
the cause of robbering ohn the road due to delay caused by traffic congestions,
night will have to come whereby thieves, kidnappers, and all sort of that will
want to take advnagtage of. Also due to the population, packed cars can be
damagfed due to rush and speed of approaching persons or vehicles. Population
on road can also bring some sort of insecurity of children, due to the fact
that, their parents now come late to the house especially at night. Population
on road (Uselu Lagos Road) still leads to pedestrians or even motorist
fighting, trying to get to their destination on time, and as a result life and
properties can be lost. Population in the Uselu Lagos Road can as well bring
about disappointment in businesses and even lost of trust, if goods and
services is not delivered promptly or as promised due to bad traffic (that is
the route from where its coming) population on road (Uselu Lagos Road) can also
lead to missing of appointment because one could not meet the time expected of
him/her due to bad traffic as well. Population on road has also made business
transaction complex in Benin, especially those that live in Uselu Lagos Road
metropolis and that has to do with transportation of goods and services.
Population
also bring about high cost of transportation especially at night, by bus, bike,
cars, etc drivers (commercially). Roads are high in concentration in Edo State.
Buses, lorries, trucks and heavy duty vehicles make use of the road in Benin
City, road transportation is the most used form of transportation means like
railways and water ways in Benin City. Therefore roads are highly concentrated
in Benin City.
STATEMENT OF
PROBLEM
From the background, you can deduce that there is lost of lives and properties,
there is poor deliverance of goods and services, lost of trust in business
partners, fear of business transaction in Benin metropolis, and there is the
fear of insecurity of children of absent parents, also the fear of sitting
business organization in Benin jurisdiction, due to population on road there is
fear of lateness and even loosing of life for those pupils and students,
schooling in the terrain or environs, air pollution occurs at major road
junctions, asthma and allergies, noise pollution occurs along the major route
ways into the town from the high number of cars, lorries, buses etc and smog
during high pressure conditions. And also because of high density of population
and goods there is damage on the road such as potholes due to heavy weight of
goods and people there is also damage of vehicles as a result of this.
OBJECTIVES OF THE
STUDY
The objectives of this study are as follows;
1.
To identify why people in Benin City move from one place to another.
2.
To find out the pattern of movement of the people
3.
To examine the effect of population on road transportation, Uselu Lagos Road is
taken as a case study and
4.
To suggest possible ways of ameliorating these effect on road transportation.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
STUDY
The significance of this project work is that when the effects of population on
road transportation are examine, recommendation will be made to the appropriate
authorities and public (road users). Such recommendations will assist in
improving road transportation.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
For this study, the following research questions shall be verified;
1.
Does the variation in the pattern of movement of people have effects on road
transportation?
2.
What is the intensity of the population pressure on road transportation
3.
Does population pressure have no effect on road transportation?
4.
Do passengers and goods move from one place to another by means of road
transportation only?
5.
Does high intensity of population defies good transportation system and
facilities.
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The scope of this study covered such areas as movement of people from one place
to another and the pattern of movement of the people.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Road Transportation:
This means the movement of goods and passengers from one place to their
destined places with the use of vehicles that poly the roads.
Population: According
to Hornby (1985) defines population as the number of people living in a place,
or country. Population is also defined as the total number of people in
particular geographical areas recorded or otherwise.
In the light of the explanation given above, effect of population on road
transportation can be defined as the force exerted on road transportation.
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