FRSC Tasks Motorists On Ethics

The Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC has called on motorists
in the FCT to exhibit the right driving attitude to complement the massive road
infrastructure being provided by government, to create safe traffic
environment.

Mr Kayode Fanola, the FCT Sector Commander of the FRSC, made
the call on Tuesday at a rally to sensitise motorists in the territory on
safety standards.

Our correspondent reports that the command organised the
rally as part of the one-week nationwide intensive awareness campaign declared
by the commission.

The FRSC had announced the suspension of booking of traffic
offenders between Sept. 10 and Sept. 14 in order to carry out a nationwide
intensive awareness campaign.

Fanola reminded motorists that failure to obey traffic rules
would expose road users to the dangers of accidents and deaths.

“The command embark on this rally to sensitise road users to
the attendant dangers we exposed ourselves to if we do not obey safety standards.

“The Federal Government has invested massively in the
provision of road infrastructure in Abuja, it therefore, behoves us all to
adopt the right attitude needed to complement the good roads and create safe
traffic environment.

“The needed attitude is the one that gives adequate respect
to the rights of all road users. We must shun all forms of recklessness, over
speeding and disregard for basic,’’ he said.

The sector command urged the motorists to exercise caution
as the “ember’’ months, which come with increase social and economic
activities, set in.

According to him, road users tend to take advantage of the
increased economic activities to abuse the road and disregard safety rules.

“The ember months have no mystery around them; it is the
attitude of road users at the period that is responsible for the increase in
road crashes that occur during the period.

“It is motorists who throw caution to the wind during the
months that are responsible for the unnecessary waste of lives and property on
the highways,’’ he said.

Fanola called on all stakeholders, including commercial bus
drivers, fleet operators, the media and other security organisations, to join
hands with the command to create the right attitude in motorists to make the
road safer.

He said that in spite of the command’s effort to prevent
accidents in the territory, some crashes were still being recorded.

Fanola said the command was capable of responding to such
crashes with minimum delay as there were emergency ambulances located at the
City Gate, Old Parade Ground, Kubwa Expressway and the Three Arms Zone as well
as Kugbo.

In his remark, Mr Ibrahim Halilu, an Assistant Director at
the FCT Command of the State Security Service, commended the FRSC for the
one-week nationwide safety awareness campaign.

Halilu urged the commission to continue to collaborate with
other security agencies and share information that could enhance the security
of lives and property.

He called on motorists to cooperate with the FRSC to make
the road safer.

Mr Dele Yaro, the Head of Operation and Chief Traffic Road
Officer of the VIO, called on motorists to respect traffic rules as there was
no evil associated with ember months.

Our correspondent reports that the various transport unions
within the FCT that were represented at the rally, pledged to collaborate with
the FRSC in achieving its objectives.