CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Computerised Traffic Offence System is a powerful web based and database

program that records all the traffic offences committed nationwide. The

system helps the Federal Road Safety Commission keep adequate records of

all traffic offences that has been committed and that will still be committed by

road users and also maintain the databases of the commission (FRSC).

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Prior to the establishment of Federal Road Safety Commission in 1988 there

was no concrete and sustained policy action to address the carnage on Nigerian

roads. Earlier attempts in this direction were limited to discrete and isolated

attempts by some states of the Federation and individuals.The unpleasant trend

in the nation’s road traffic system which resulted in upsurage in road traffic

accidents made the Federal Government initiate a search for a credible and

effective response to the challenge. In February 1988 the Federal Government

established the Federal Road Safety Commission through Decree No .45 of the

1988 as amended by Decree 35 of 1992 refered to in the statue books as the

FRSC Act cap 141 laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN). Passed by the

National Assembly as Federal Road Safety Commission (establishment) Act

200. Around the world road traffic injuries are a major public health challenges

that requires concerted efforts for effective and sustained prevention.An

estimated 1.2million people are killed in road crashes every year and as many as

50million suffer injuries. The world health organisation believes that these

figures could increase by more than half over the next 20years unless there is a

firm commitment to road safety and accident prevention especially in Nigeria

most adults will know of someone who has been killed or injured in a road

traffic accident. It is a dead fact that many of these accidents and their

consequences would have been avoided. Therefore the Computerised Traffic

Offence System will help to keep records of all traffic offences committed by

road users and also maintain the databases of the commission (FRSC).

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The present system of traffic offence system which is the manual system known

as (Notice of Offence Sheet) has alot of problems which are mentioned below:

TIME:Going by the present system of operation time is consumed in the

manual handling of operation involved in road traffic documentation.

COST:This is the greatest problem of ths Federal Road Safety Commission.

The commission tends to lose alot of money running the agency manually.

DOCUMENT INTEGRITY:This is viewed in the contest of safety in validity of

the records in document files used in report generation. In terms of safety the

nature of the system makes it vulnerable to theft fire or accidental destruction.

This makes the system unsafe as the time needed to replace lost data or files is

enormously large.

1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

This study is designed to help Federal Road Safety Commission to document all

road traffic offences incurred by the road users.This study also tries to give an

in-depth look in the easiest and most effective way for the growth and

development of the Federal Road Safety Commission of Nigeria in order to

control and render its services to Nigerians and other countries.

1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

With the growth in information technology the study offers numerous values to

the Federal Road Safety Commission and any organisation that deals with

offence documentation data/information. Huge files kept through the manual

method in offices will no longer be there again because information will be

stored on the computer with the help of the Computerised Traffic Offence

System. It will help to keep a comprehensive record of traffic offence

documented.

1.5 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The objectives of the study are as follows:

 To provide better services to the public and users making the highway

safe for motorists and other road users.

 To keep records that are complete integrated and up to date also

recommending works and devices designed to eliminate or minimise

accidents on the highways and advising the Federal and State

Government including the Federal Capital Territory Administration and

relevant governmental agencies on the localities where such works and

devices are requred.

 To produce a system where information and output report will be

produced or made available much faster more accurately and more

detailed to the commission and the public by educating motorist and

members of the public on the importance of discipline on the highway.

 Maintaining the validity period for drivers’ licences which shall be

three years subject to renewal at the expiration of the validity period as

well as designingresgistering and producing vehicle plate number.

 Conducting researches and also the standardization of highway traffic

codes.

1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

This study is strived at finding out how effective the Computerization of

Nigerian Road Safety Commission will improve the operation of the

commission. However the research is limited to traffic offence section.

1.7 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

Owing to the scope of this project as mentioned above this project work is

limited to computer literates. It is important to mention that time and cost was a

major constraint in the course of fact finding. It is also wise to mention here that

some information needed to work with was not collected because of the

unwillingness of the agency to reveal such information.

1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS

 INFORMATION: This is the assembling of data into a meaningful form.

 DATA: This is a fore runner of information. It is an unprocessed fact.

 DATABASE: Is a collection of information that is related to a particular

subject or purpose.

 INTERNET: Is a collection of computer networks that operate to

common standards and enable the computer and the program they run to

communicate directly.

 SOFTWARE: This is a logically written program that hardware uses to

perform its operation.

 FRSC: Federal Road Safety Commission is body responsible for the

control of Road users in a country (Nigeria).

 COMPUTERIZATION: Refers to the application of computer in

performing operations.

 SYSTEM: Is the collection of hardware softwaredata information

procedures and people.