This study investigated the determinants of safety practices among road transport workers in Rivers West Senatorial District. The study employed a descriptive cross sectional survey design. The population of this study consisted of road transport workers in Rivers West Senatorial District. A self-structured questionnaire titled; “determinants of safety practices among road transport workers was used to collect data. Instrument for data collection was subjected to a reliability test using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC) with a reliability index of 0.76. Data collected was analyzed using mean, standard deviation and regression model at 0.05 alpha level. The finding of the study revealed safety practices was found more among responses that indicated how often they obey speed limits and adjust speed according to road conditions ( = 3.22). The findings of the study also revealed that there was a significant relationship between safety practices and safety training [F(1,398) = 26.924, p<0.005], adherence to road traffic signs [F(1,398) = 64.690, p<0.005] and driving hours [F(1,398) = 3.506, p<0.005]. It was concluded that the determinants of safety practice among road transport workers in Rivers West were safety training, adherence to road traffic signs and driving hours. Therefore, there is need to put in place special programmes that will address the attitude of road transport workers towards consistent adoption of road safety practices. It was recommended amongst others that the government should through various federal ministries and agencies promote continuous educational campaigns targeted at road transport workers to promote safety culture among them and reduce the incidence of accidents.

Keywords: Determinants, Practice, Road Transport, Safety, Workers.