ROAD MAINTENANCE AS A SAFETY MEASURE TO MOTOR VEHICLES IN NIGERIA: MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PERSPECTIVE
GODFREY SIBETE SIBETE
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Abstract
The maintenance of a road involvers the upkeep of the road and its related features such as ditches, culverts, bridges, shoulders, verges etc. in a condition close to its initial or desired condition. The sole purpose of road maintenance is to keep the road whether new or old in a safe and satisfactory condition for all traffic at all time. The paper further discusses the role of civil engineers in road maintenance and the role of mechanical engineers in motor vehicles maintenance. It is thus concluded that road maintenance in Nigeria roads brings safety to lives of both human and vehicles. By so doing, it helps to lower the cost of operating vehicles on the road. The mechanical engineers basically advised that road maintenance is an option for long term vehicles operations on Nigerian roads.
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