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Item Compliance with driver’s license laws and illegal licensing among commercial bus drivers in Lagos, Nigeria: Policy implications and evidence for action(The Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2014-08-02) Ifeoma, P.O.; Kofoworola, A.O.; Duro, C.D.; Adebukola, A.A.Aims and Objectives To determine the level of compliance with driver’s license laws among commercial bus drivers in Lagos, Nigeria. Subjects, Materials and Methods Two intercity motor parks were selected by simple random sampling and all consenting minibus drivers participated in the study. Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) were also conducted with selected officials in the driver training and licensing authorities. Results Compliance with the minimum age for driving was high (93.6%), so also was having driving test prior to driver’s license procurement (83.3%). Formal driver training and VA testing were very low, (26.1% and 32.9% respectively) Overall, only 9.3% of them were found to have fulfilled all the pre-license obligations before obtaining their first driver’s license. The odds of a driver with a secondary education having formal driver training is 3.33 times higher than those with no education (OR 3.33, 95% CI 1.01-11.35). Drivers who were 60 years or older were 3.62 times more likely to be compliant than those who were between 20-29 years (OR 3.62, 95% CI 0.56-29.19). For the 98.3% of them who possessed valid licenses, 52.3% of them obtained them illegally. All the key officials saw RTIs as a serious public health problem but faced several challenges in the course of their work. Conclusion: Overall compliance with pre-license regulations was very poor. There is need for a review and strict enforcement of driver’s license laws to improve compliance. Also vital are fostering inter-sectoral collaboration and improvement in the operations of all establishments involved in driver training and license procurement in Nigeria.Item Knowledge of commercial bus drivers about road safety measures in Lagos, Nigeria(Annals of African Medicine, 2013-02-02) Okafor, I.P.; Odeyemi, K.A.; Duro, C.D.Background/Objective: Road traffic injuries have persisted as a serious public health problem and much of the health burden is in developing countries. Over speeding, poor enforcement of traffic regulations and commuter buses have been highly implicated in road traffic injuries in developing countries. The aim of this study was to determine drivers’ knowledge of selected road safety measures, i.e. the pre requisites for driver’s license, road signs and speed limits. Materials and Methods: This was a cross sectional study carried out in Lagos, Nigeria. Simple random sampling was used to select the two motor parks used for the study and all the consenting commercial minibus drivers operating within the parks (407) were included in the study. Data was collected with a pre tested, structured, interviewer administered questionnaire and analyzed with epi info statistical software. Results: Two hundred and sixty one (64.1%) of them knew that Visual Acuity test should be done before obtaining driver’s license and 53.8% knew the correct minimum age for obtaining driver’s license. Only 1% of the drivers had correct knowledge of the driver’s license authorities in Nigeria. The drivers had poor knowledge of road signs (59.0%) and poor knowledge of maximum speed limits (100%). The oldest, least educated and least experienced drivers had the poorest level of knowledge. Conclusion: The drivers demonstrated poor knowledge of road safety measures. There is need for driver education to improve their knowledge