PUBLIC PATRONAGE OF HIGH CAPACITY BUSES IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ABUJA, NIGERIA
PUBLIC PATRONAGE OF HIGH CAPACITY BUSES IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ABUJA, NIGERIA
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2014-10
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OKERE, Chibueze Daniel
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The study examines public patronage of high capacity bus services in the Federal Capital Territory as provided by two licensed operators (Abuja Urban Mass Transit Company and FABREM). Four routes were selected representing three external and one internal bus route. The study was conducted by using two set of questionnaires: one for the heads of operations of the operators and the other for the commuters. A total number of 395 questionnaires were used for the study, as completed by the commuters selected randomly on the four routes. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation and principal component analysis. The study revealed that 54.9% of the commuters depend on public high capacity bus services daily to meet their mobility need of which 37.9% use the service mostly in the mornings and evenings. That despite the phobia to board high capacity buses as a result of the security challenge in bus parks the volume of passengers at most times outweighs the offered seat capacity. Correlation analysis reported frequency of bus service (r=.439, p >.05), and bus provide short travel time (r=.455, p>.05) are the top two service variables that correlate with patronage. This was further subjected to principal component analysis which revealed that accessibility to bus services, in bus comfort and availability of bus services explained 61.8% of the total variance. The study concluded that accessibility to public high capacity bus services has a strong influence on commuters‟ patronage and need a higher attention to improve, given the residents dependence on public high capacity bus services.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
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PUBLIC,, PATRONAGE,, HIGH CAPACITY,, BUSES,, FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ABUJA,