AN APPRAISAL REPORT OF ACCIDENT RATE IN NIGERIA

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: According to the Oxford Learners Dictionary, an accident is described as "anything that happens without a visible reason, generally something terrible and unwanted." This means that an accident can occur at any time, anyplace, and at any point. The majority of accidents are the consequence of carelessness or recklessness.

A road accident occurs when a large number of vehicles fail to satisfy the safety requirements of the traffic operation. Road accidents have become a serious concern in the country, with many people, both young and elderly, dying as a result of them.

The rate of accidents in this state varies from time to time, increasing at the end of the year and decreasing at the beginning of the year, and the number of cars doubles for the fact that during this period, the number of not or vehicles more than doubles, but this does not mean that the roads become less safe (Okafor, 2010). Why, therefore, is the number of vehicle accidents on the Enugu-Onitsha Express Road higher than on other routes in the state?

The reason is that we lack the collective will to put a stop to the dangers posed by vehicle accidents once and for all.

Second, our knowledge of the problem is limited due to the fragmented character of its occurrence (is not how many individuals or families are impacted at the same time, and this has caused people to slow down, I don't care how we behave). It does occur because we cannot foresee when it will occur.

If we have the good will, we should find a means, since we cannot presume that the number of accidents is more than what man can handle. Once they've been discovered, solve the problem. Because they are not personally touched, some individuals are unconcerned. They may not be divers or carousers, but they are influenced in some way, and the consequences on public migration are not cumulative (Emmanuel, 2009). Another reason why we cannot reduce the rate of accident occurrence on the Enugu-Onitsha Express Road to its lowest rate is that the government and financial cost of an integrated road transport system represent one of many cells on the national income there by a time they forget about and road transport system. By this, I mean that the choice is crucial governance in terms of political considerations.

In theory, the number of road fatalities might be decreased to any desired level if sufficient economic and social effort was invested to limit or eliminate it.

According to what has been written about the evaluation of the accident rate on the Enugu – Onitsha Express Road, it may occur when a large number of vehicles fail to fulfill the safety requirements of the traffic role, as can always be observed.