The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has urged motorists to take issues of safety seriously during the Eid-el-Kabir festival.
The call was made by FRSC boss, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, in a message released on the occasion of the celebration of the muslim festival.
The Corps Marshal assured members of the public that the ongoing FRSC’s special patrol across the country was intended to ensure safety, orderliness and discipline among road users before, during and after the celebration.
He urged members of the public to learn from the discipline and trustworthiness exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim as is observed through the sacrifices by always showing discipline and consideration for other road users to avoid the menace of road traffic crashes.
Oyeyemi was said to have particularly reminded members of the public that as it had been the tradition of the FRSC during festive periods, adequate operational measures had been put in place across the country including deployments of monitors from the National Headquarters of the Corps to create safer road environment for all road travellers towards safe and smooth celebration.
He was quoted as adding that the special patrol teams had been given strict directives not to tolerate act of indiscipline by recalcitrant drivers, warning that appropriate sanctions would be applied against any violators of traffic rules and regulations during the special operations to serve as deterrence for others.
The Corps Marshal was said to have given directives to the teams to put special focus on certain identified offences including Wrongful Overtaking, Use of Phone while Driving, Drivers Licence Violation and Lane Indiscipline.
He said they would embark on prompt removal of rickety vehicles, obstructions from the road and sanctioning of drivers with expired/ worn out tyres and those that might operate without spare tyre among other offences.
The Corps Marshal enjoined members of the public to cooperate fully with the patrol teams and other volunteers joining in the operations.
He stressed that they should not hesitate to report cases of road mishaps and other emergencies to the FRSC through the national emergency number, 122, or directly to the studios of the National Traffic Radio, NTR, through numbers 08056294021 or 08056295022 for prompt response.
