Car owner attitudes to mass transit use: A Nigerian pilot study |
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| Authors: | Donatus CI Okpala |
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| Institution: | 1. Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, P.m.B. No. 5, Nigeria |
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| Abstract: | The problem of traffic congestion is growing in intensity in Nigeria's urban centres. The remedy that has so often been prescribed is the introduction of mass transit modes of transportation in the cities. This suggestion presumes that when provided, private car owners will use the mass transit modes. This pilot study explores the likelihood of car owners using mass transit if provided. It finds that over half of the car owners would still stick to the use of their cars even when the best conditions of transit exist. It is contended, however, that the proportion of car owners willing to use mass transit would increase when good and well-organized mass transit modes are established. This would be more so as the inconveniences and hardships of traffic congestion become increasingly felt by the private car driver. Public policy priority in this regard should therefore be directed in the first instance towards the provision of a decent and efficiently operated municipal transit services. |
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