FRSC advises travellers to report errant drivers

The Ogun Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised
passengers and other travellers to report reckless and errant drivers through
its toll free line during the Yuletide Celebration.
Mr Clement Oladele, Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, gave this advice in an
interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, on Tuesday.
Oladele said that such drivers should be reported to the FRSC for necessary
sanction.
The sector commander said that the poor attitude of drivers on the road had
been known to cause over 80 per cent of road accidents.
“There will be immediate prosecution of traffic offenders in mobile courts
during the festive period to serve as deterrent to other drivers.” he said.
Oladele said that there would be synergy with other sister agencies to ensure
sanity on highways and impose stiffer punishment on erring drivers flouting
traffic rules and regulation during yuletide celebration.
He urged early morning and late night travellers to observe the changes in
weather which reduce visibility, advising them to consider this when planning
their trips, as a hazy weather would require reduction in speed.
The sector commander said that motorists should know that the areas where
diversions were removed on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway were still
construction zones.
Oladele said that they should still maintain the stipulated 50 km per hour
maximum speed limit and refrain from overtaking until they were out of the
construction zone areas, as violators would be liable to prosecution.