Dept of Transport Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria; Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State, Nigeria
Somuyiwa Adebambo, O., Dept of Transport Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria; Somuyiwa Yetunde, F., Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State, Nigeria
The paper investigated and analyzed non-motorised mode of transport system in a market of a medium-sized city in Nigeria, based on inadequate provision for movement of goods within the market especially over short distances, with a view to examining the impact of socio-economic characteristics of the operators and users of this mode of transport. Methodology adopted includes the use of questionnaire that was designed to elicit information on mode of operations, and operators as well as users socio-economic characteristics. Therein, inferential statistical analytical techniques such as Pearson Product Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) and Paired sample test were adopted to test two hypotheses stated. The study revealed relative importance of socio-economics characteristics in determining types of non-motorized used. The study equally showed through paired sample test values of 8.397, -3.296 and 4.726 for the pairs of Age/Educational status, Educational status/Income and Age/Educational status respectively at the P-value of .000. These indicate that the use of this mode of transport service is a function of above mentioned socio-economic characteristics. The study recommended that non motorized mode of transport should be encouraged and controlled within the frame work of sustainable transport development due to its environmental friendliness.
