@article{MAKHILLTSS20061321753, title = {Child Neglect, Youth Involvement in Okada Transportation Business and The Incidence of Road Accident in Ado-Ekiti}, journal = {The Social Sciences}, volume = {1}, number = {3}, pages = {178-182}, year = {2006}, issn = {1818-5800}, doi = {sscience.2006.178.182}, url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1818-5800&doi=sscience.2006.178.182}, author = {Olufayo and}, keywords = {Okada transportation business,child neglect,road accident,ado-ekiti}, abstract = {The study, in the main, examines the causes and consequences of the neglect of children on the incidence of motorcycle road accidents n Ado-Ekiti, the State capital. A random selection of three hundred and nineteen commercial motorcyclists, popularly called Okada riders, were made and questions relating to their socioeconomic background, their perception of Okada transportation business and the incidence of road accidents were asked. Findings revealed a significant relationship between all the variables above which justifies the research basic objectives. Appropriate suggestion were therefore given to forestall future occurrence of such menace.} }