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- 2018
Tyre related risk assessment in the middle belt region in Nigeria: information for policymakersKeywords: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study in which simple random sampling technique by ballot method was adopted to select 300 commercial vehicles. Two tests were performed on each vehicular tyre viz: visual inspection of tyres for tread wear indicator (TWI), manufacturing date to determine the expiry date and the depth of tread of vehicle tyres by one penny US coin. Data analysis was done using SPSS data analysis package. Abstract: Objective: It has been reported that defective, worn-out and under-inflated tyres were responsible for many road crashes. The objective of this study was to assess the safety profiles of tyres used by inter-city commercial vehicle drivers in Ilorin Kwara State, Nigeria.
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