Are Holidays or Festive Periods to blame for Seasonal Spikes in Road Traffic Accidents in Nigeria?
W. Morenikeji,
H.D. Musa,
E. Michael
et al.
Abstract:Over the years, citizens have characteristically viewed festive and holiday seasons in Nigeria as a period when there are spikes in traffic and road crashes. These spike in road crashes have been ascribed to some spiritual or mystical powers which often possess the road ways especially the intercity or highways within the country. The paper examined the impact of holiday and festive periods on the recorded road traffic accident cases in Nigeria for a period ten years (2012 – 2021) using weekly data obtained… Show more
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