As
people travel massively across the country for Christians and New Year
celebrations, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr
Boboye Oyeyemi has enjoined them to show peace and love to one another while
using the road, saying consideration for others in the use of the road is the
true demonstration of the spirits of the season.
According
to Bisi Kazeem, Head , Media Relations and Strategy, FRSC, the Corps Marshal
stated this in his Christmas and New Year message in which he restated the
commitment of the FRSC to ensuring safer road environments during the festive
period and beyond. He called on road users to support the road safety campaigns
by the FRSC in the collective determination to address road carnage during the
festivities, noting that adequate arrangements have been made by the FRSC to
address the challenges of road obstruction and preventable crashes during the
period of celebration.
According
to him, studies carried out by the FRSC prior to ember months indicate the
traffic trends during the celebrations, stating that while appropriate remedial
measures have been put in place to ensure that people get to their destinations
safely, road users must play their own part by obeying all traffic rules and
regulations. He also appealed to Nigerians to particularly cooperate with the
FRSC and personnel of other law enforcement agencies and stakeholders deployed
to the various black spots across the country to manage traffic and ensure
crash and obstruction-free roads, saying road safety is a shared
responsibility.
"FRSC
patrol and Rescue teams as well as Monitors from the National Headquarters have
been deployed to the Help Areas, Ambulance Points and identified black spots
across the country to assist road travellers," he stated. Oyeyemi
called on drivers to avoid overloading, speeding and driving under the
influence of alcohol/drugs and making, receiving or texting while driving,
stressing that those safety elements have been identified as the factors
responsible for most of the fatal crashes recorded in the past few years.
He
particularly reminded tanker drivers on the need to adhere strictly to minimum
safety standards, especially the use of Safety Valves and Retro-reflective
tapes to give illumination to their vehicles especially in the night. The Corps
Marshal further appealed to members of the public to report any emergencies to
the FRSC Call Centre through its emergency lines: 0700-CALL-FRSC (0700-22553772)
or Toll-free line: 122
for prompt response.
Oyeyemi
wishes all Nigerians safe and happy Christmas celebration and prosperous New
Year. "Always drive to save a life. Remember that it is only the living
that can celebrate," he admonishes motorists..
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