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No going back on clampdown on tricycles, motorcycles from Aug 1 -FRSC

David Adenekan
David Adenekan
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Oyeyemi

Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has reiterated its position to clampdown on motorcycles and tricycles operating without number plates and their drivers operating without the class “A” drivers license with effect from August 1st, 2019.

The action, it said, was pursuant to the need to curb the growing rate of crimes and crashes associated with motorcycles and tricycles and the quest to improve upon the existing National Drivers and Vehicles Database.

In a press statement issued by the Corps Public Education Officer, FRSC, Mr. Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Marshal Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has ordered the clampdown on riders of motorcycles and tricycles without class A rider licence.

He emphasised that the action was in tandem with the provisions of Section 10 Sub Section 4(h) and (i) of the FRSC (Establishment)  Act, 2007.

The Corps Public Education Officer said that in order to ensure an easy process of acquisition of the number plates and the Class “A” Drivers license, the Corps Marshal had notified Motor Licensing Authorities (MLAs) across the country to make the processes less cumbersome for applicants.

That he said was to make motorcycle and tricycle operators have a smooth and hitch-free process of acquisition  of the Uniform Licensing Scheme Products.

Kazeem also quoted the Corps Marshal as saying that applicants who desired to acquire fresh Class “A” Licence must first present themselves for driving test at the Vehicle Inspection Office before advancing to the capturing unit for continuation of the process.

Giving a further insight to the reason for the clampdown on August 1st, 2019, the Corps Public Education Officer asserted that the Corps was not ready to take excuses any more as far as Class “A” Licence and number plate registration were concerned.

Accordingly, he said, all tricycle and motorcycle operators must be licensed before they could be allowed to operate so as to enhance established processes for fishing out untrained and unqualified drivers on the roads.

In addition, he stated that the growing reports of crimes associated with motorcycles and tricycles had made the clampdown imperative so that the successes already recorded by the Corps through the proactive deployment of the National Vehicle Identification Scheme, especially in the area of national security intelligence would not be undermined.

It would be recalled that the Corps Marshal had earlier issued an express directive to FRSC Commanding Officers nationwide mandating them to engage the relevant stakeholders and associations on the proposed clampdown.

Corps Public Education Officers had equally been directed to carry out rigorous and extensive advocacies to sensitise the riders on the need to register their motorcycles and tricycles.

Members of the general public were also advised to desist from patronising motorcycles and tricycles without number plates as they stood the risk of being exposed to safety and security hazards associated with criminals using tricycles and motorcycles to perpetrate their nefarious acts.

FRSC warned that in case of crashes, obstructions and other forms of road emergencies, motorists should call its toll-free number, 122.

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