The Contribution of Street Furniture on the Safety of Road users in Kampala. A Case Study of Kampala Road

Abstract

This report consists of five chapters that fully explore the research topic that was being studied. The main aim of this study was to investigate the contribution of street furniture to the safety of road users along Kampala road. During the study, various methods and techniques of data collection and analysis were applied and these include a review of literature relating to the type of street furniture, their contribution to road users, Their implications, and the causes of vandalism. Methods like observation, interviews, and questionnaires were us in the study. The research found that there are many types of street furniture along Kampala road and most people know this furniture. Most of the respondents could identify the type of furniture and its use. This furniture includes bollard, shelter, seats and benches, notice board, guard railing, streetlights, and cameras. All these were observed along Kampala road. The study also identifies various causes of street furniture vandalism along Kampala road which include accidents, careless driving, broken by scrap dealers trying to steal them, broken by street kids, and many others. Accidents are the major cause of this vandalism along Kampala road. There were also several implications of this furniture on the safety of street users, they are both positive and negative implications. Although this furniture is contributing generously to the safety of road users.