Abstract: This study examined the influence of road traffic information on road safety in Kisumu County, South Western Kenya. For this purpose, the study specifically assessed the influence of traffic signages, and the significance of traffic guidelines on road safety in the county. The study adopted an exploratory and descriptive correlational research design based on the quantitative and qualitative approach. The study population included 1919 people categorised in different subgroups that were used as sampling frames to select a study sample of 365 respondents for field research. The study findings indicate that the level of road safety in rural Kisumu was low and relatively high in urban Kisumu. In particular, road fatality was only less fairly reduced on rural roads and more relatively decreased on urban roads in the county. This was correspondingly attributed to discrepancies in traffic signages, and the provision of traffic guidelines that varied between the two territorial areas of the county. Particularly, traffic signages were inadequate in most of rural Kisumu and fairly sufficient in urban Kisumu. Provision of traffic guidelines was less consistent in most rural areas and fairly consistent in urban areas of the county. It was concluded that road safety in Kisumu County had a very significant bearing on the sufficiency of traffic signages as well as consistency of traffic road use guidance. Generally, Kisumu County as a whole had a lot more to do with such traffic information activities to boost road safety that was just average. It was therefore recommended that Kenya’s State Departments for Transport and Infrastructure, Kisumu County Government, the private sector and all other road users in the county should collectively help bolster traffic information provision as required by Kenya’s road safety policy. All stakeholders can do that by going about their road use responsibilities in a fashion that ensures best practice and safe road use.
Keywords: Road traffic signages, regular traffic regulations, road traffic warnings, transport operators, marginal road users, road fatality.
Title: TRAFFIC INFORMATION AND ROAD SAFETY IN KISUMU COUNTY, SOUTH WESTERN KENYA
Author: Silas Oloo Mc’Opiyo (PhD Candidate), Prof. Sat Obiyan (PhD), Dr. Sofia Kazibwe (PhD)
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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