Ember Months: NURTW Boss Advises Drivers On Safety

Commercial drivers
plying both highways and town services have been charged to avoid the use of second-hand tyres.
The chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Abali Park branch, in Port Harcourt Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chief Bethel Dappa, gave the advice yesterday in an interview with newsmen in Port Harcourt.
Dappa said the Belgium tyres are expired products and commonly burst resulting in serious accident on the road.
The union boss said usage of such tyres is responsible for many accidents leading to loss of lives and property.
He equally urged them to avoid excess speeding and reckless driving in these ‘ember’ months to reduce accidents.
The NURTW chairman stressed the need to maintain extra care and observe all traffic rules and regulations, noting that the country records the highest number of car crashes during this period.
He remarked that the season goes with much haste specially induced by passengers and urged drivers to resist such haste and over loading of vehicles.
The transport union leader said NURTW in partnership with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and other relevant agencies have organized series of programmes for commercial vehicles drivers aimed at reducing road carnage across the country.

Chris Oluoh