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This  study  is  an  attempt  to  investigate  into  the  challenges  faced  by  pedestrians using  Nigerian  roads  with  the  aim  of  proposing  remedies  to  the  poor  safety considerations  for  pedestrians  using  the  Onitsha-Enugu  expressway  as  a  case  study. The Awka segment of the highway was of interest, since Awka is the Capital city of Anambra State with obvious commercial activities going on at both sides of the busy dual carriage expressway. Due to some financial, environmental and health issues associated with transport, soft modes (walking and/or cycling) have  been seen as the most sustainable modes of transportation [1]. Pedestrian safety considerations  is,  therefore,  a  key  aspect  of  Traffic  Engineering.  For  this  study, key sections of the highway with high pedestrian crossing traffic were identified by  direct  observation,  the  peak  hour  volumes  of  pedestrians  at  the  selected  sections  were  gotten  using  manual  counting.  Three  locations  were  critical  and they  are;  Unizik  Junction,  Regina  Junction,  and  Aroma  junction.  Vehicular  flow at the selected areas was also gotten by manual counting. The highest vehicular traffic flow was observed on Wednesday evenings at Aroma, which was as high as 4690 Veh/hr for both straight ahead movements and turning. At the same time, a  volume  of  1431  pedestrians  was  counted  at  Aroma  which  is  high,  pointing  to the  fact  that  crossing  difficulties  would  be  experienced  by  pedestrians  at  that intersection.  At  Unizik  junction,  up  to  34%  of  the  pedestrians  still  prefers  to  cross  on  the  carriageway  instead  of  using  the  pedestrian  bridge.  At  the  Regina  Junction,  no  crossing  facility  was  provided.  An  assessment  of  Pedestrian  safety considerations  at  these  locations  was  made  and  they  were  found  to  be  either unacceptable,  inadequate,  and/or  inefficient  which  is  typical  for  all  classes  of  Nigerian roads. It was recommended that Nigerian Government at all levels needs to  overcome  these  decades  of  street  and  road  construction  projects  that  have routinely ignored the provision of facilities that would resolve pedestrian related issues on our highways.

The Challenges and Possible Remedies to Poor Pedestrian Safety Considerations along and Across Nigerian Busy Roads