ASSESSING THE CURRENT LEVEL OF TRANSPORT EDUCATION AND THE IMPACT ON SAFETY COMPLIANCE AMONG ROAD OPERATORS IN OGBOMOSO, OYO STATE

The road transportation sector in Ogbomoso area of Oyo state influences economic activities, facilitates the movement of people, goods and services. However, one of the challenges of road transport operations is that there is little or no understanding of safety compliance and regulations guiding the road transport operations in the study area. The study thereby seeks to assess the level of transport education and the challenges and barriers faced by road operators in assessing transport education. The study employed survey research design with the use of a well-structured questionnaire and interview. The total population of the study is three hundred and ten (310) which comprised of 210 public motor parks drivers, (report of park managers, 2024). 30 Private companies administrative staffs and drivers base on the information obtained from Specific private companies which includes: Tribel Global Motors (TGM) Transport Company and MST executive transport service, 2024 and 70 FRSC officers, (Ogbomoso FRSC area Command, 2024). From where a sample size of one hundred and seventy five (175) respondents were randomly selected using the Taro Yamane formula.Descriptive analysis such as percentage count and inferential statistics of multiple regression was employed for the study. Findings revealed that a little above average have received some form of transport education, significant gaps still remains. The study concluded that the level of transport education is still relatively low and this implies that there should be more enlightenment about transport education in the study area.