ABSTRACT
This study examines the reasons for the non-adherence of student on the use of pedestrian bridges.The objectives of the study wereto identify the reasons why students believe that crossing the express road, saves more time than using the bridge; to determine if the lack of awareness relevance contributes to the reason students refuse to use the bridge, to find remedies for their attitude towards non-utilization of the bridge to determine whether students’ conception of multiple staircases, and poor orientation has been a reason why students refuse using the pedestrian bridge and to determine the effect of relevant authorities ensuring that students utilizes the bridge.
Respondents were selected from students of the Faculty of Education University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. The data were administered through the use of questionnaires to 170 respondents and had valid responses. The study also used, mean, frequency distribution standard deviation and tables as “major statistical tools for data analysis.
The analysis showed that specific reasons students believe that crossing the express road saves more time than using the bridge are: they are too high to walk on, harassments and delay cause by beggars, fear of height, most students are in a hurry to meet up appointment/classes, that lack of awareness relevance, contributes to the reason students refuse to use the bridge: most students refusal in using the bridge range from little or no orientation on how to use it, the multiple staircase in it, they seeing it as not necessary, to seeing it as a white elephant project; that students’ conception of multiple staircases and poor orientation are also contributing factors why students refuse using the pedestrian bridge. More so, the analysis revealed that relevant authorities should ensure that students utilize the bridge as it will bring about positive result such as reduction in accidents, reduction in traffic jams, creating value for money and that it will make students responsible and civil. Finally, the study recommends thatthe relevant authorities should sensitize, enlighten and educate students on the need to make use of pedestrian bridge; endeavour to maintain the pedestrian bridge and ensure it is always in a clean state. The authorities in charge of pedestrian bridge should also ensure that beggars are driven from the facility to prevent harassments and delay cause by them.
