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PATVORA Research centre!

Research is the key to understanding many of the complexities of road safety crisis. It is key to finding new cost effective measures and strategies for prevention. Yet, research on road safety suffers from severe under-funding in Africa. Funding for research relating to road traffic injuries is disproportionately low given the impact it has on both mortality and morbidity. Many of the diseases less severe than road safety crisis get more support. The scientific opportunities for advancing our understanding of road safety are as great or greater as in any other area of health or social research. A lack of research means that the magnitude of the problem, its impacts and the cost and effectiveness of intervention are not fully understood.

In Nigeria, road safety research is an orphan. Road safety is inadequately researched and Information is lacking on many aspects of the problem. Road safety crisis is the leading cause of preventable death. Yet we see that even though road safety affects more individuals, it receives far less funding than prevalent diseases. Its funding levels are far below other diseases with fewer affected persons, less adverse health effects and lower economic costs. This site has no intention to disparage or critique the funding that other disease conditions enjoy. Rather the purpose is to demonstrate the inexplicable differences in research funding depending on disease.

PATVORA Research centre is an online facility created to enable those involved in road safety development gain rapid access to relevant research and conclusions of road safety professionals and students in the developing world.

In the pages of this website, we will guide you toward a better understanding of road safety research, explain why funding is important and describe PATVORA’s role in helping to increase research funding.

PATVORA research centre collaborates with interested parties and individuals on research programmes that promote safer road use.

PATVORA identifies with research on all components of road safety and supports specific research on tri-sector partnerships, cost-effective prevention and community initiatives; education and sensitisation techniques. We intend to testify before the National assembly and work with celebrity witnesses on legislation for enhanced funding of road safety research and establishment of a road safety research centre. For details on our research advocacy efforts, read Expanding Research on road safety.

From October 2005, PATVORA will offer Road Safety Research grants to limited number of Masters candidates in Nigerian universities. The aim is to encourage universities to become involved in road safety research.

Reports and research are posted on this website according to the following criteria: -

- That the work includes research or data.

- That the findings or data within the work are relevant to the developing world.

If you want any research posted on this site or suggestions, please write research@patvora.org

If you want to review research posted on this site, please visit our research resources

The life saving research we fund takes money and your contributions are key to our success. If you wish to contribute to our efforts then please contact info@patvora.org or call Ken on 080 23232328 to discuss how you can get involved.

Expanding Research on Road Safety

A number of research projects are ongoing at PATVORA. Many projects are fairly short and are completed within one financial year. However, there are also projects which span over 2 or 3 financial years.

Current Research

Alternative funding sources for the Federal Road Safety Commission Nigeria.
Road safety monitoring at nights and effects of rest centre activities on night drivers
Parental attitudes to teenage driving
Corporate sector involvement in road safety development.
Tri sector partnership approach to providing sustainable help centres for accident victims.
Enhancing the National Youth Service Corps road safety programme through multi sectorial partnership funding approach
Alcohol manufacturers and drunk driving
First Aid and road users
First aid proficiency for new drivers
Extent & Severity of vehicular accidents in Nigeria
The rights of road crash victims
Social responsibility and road safety in Nigeria

Future Research

The PATVORA Organisation provides information and advice for those willing to research on road safety. The following areas of research are highly recommended and limited sponsorship opportunities are available for interested individuals. However, support will be based on availability of resources as PATVORA relies on the public for funding. If you have any suggestion on any area you think you can get involved, please mailto: research@patvora.org

Social and Economic impact of road crashes in Nigeria
Causes of Motorcycling Accidents in Nigeria
Building capacity for road safety in Nigeria
Road safety audit in Nigeria
The role of the media in road safety development
State and local governments involvement in road safety financing
Improving Road Safety Education for Children
Accident Victims and community rescue approach
Evaluation of road safety Traffic Clubs in Nigeria
Improving youths involvement in road safety
Good Practice in Reducing Serious and Fatal Accidents in urban centres
Road Safety in under graduate general studies curriculum
Evaluating road safety violations
Prioritising road safety through sensitisation
Road safety in postgraduate programmes
Insurance companies and accident victims
Car component manufacturers and road safety development
Effectiveness of helmet legislation in Nigeria.
Tourism and road safety promotion.
Role of NGOs in road safety development
Driver fatigue and solutions
Advanced driving courses for public service drivers
The Speeding Driver
Partnership approach To Road Safety
Compliance of Seat belt wearing in Nigeria
Data collection on Motorcycle Accidents and Casualties in Nigeria
Evaluation of road safety advertisement in Nigeria
Driver Distraction Research
Hard Drugs and Driving in Nigeria
The Role of Information Technology in Road Safety Education
Drivers Attitudes towards Drinking and Driving
Road Safety Education facilities in Nigeria
Road safety laws and enforcement

RESEARCH RESOURCES

The opinions, findings and conclusions expressed in these publications are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the PATVORA Organisation. PATVORA assumes no liability for the use or misuse of any information, opinions, findings, or conclusions contained in these publications

AFRICA’S EPIDEMIC OF ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES: TRENDS, RISK FACTORS AND STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVEMENT (pdf)

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly 58/9. (pdf)

7th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Vienna, 6 June 2004) (pdf)

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL POLICY ON ACCIDENT AND INJURY PREVENTION IN VIETNAM (pdf)

Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP)(pdf)

THE ROLE OF NGOs IN ROAD SAFETY (pdf)

INJURY PREVENTION COUNSELING TO IMPROVE SAFETY PRACTICES BY PARENTS IN MEXICO (pdf)

ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH IN THE ASIAN PACIFIC REGION (pdf)

THE ROLE OF DRIVER DISTRACTION IN TRAFFIC CRASHES (pdf)

"ROAD RAGE" ON THE RISE (pdf)

DID YOU KNOW? CONGESTION AND CRASHES (pdf)

DRUNK DRIVING: SEEKING ADDITIONAL SOLUTIONS(pdf)