THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi on Saturday
began its ember-month road safety awareness campaign.
The campaign tagged: “The Change We
Need on Our Roads” took place in the Azuiyiokwo Motor Park, Abakaliki.
The Sector Commander, Mr Taiwo
Eseyin, said on the occasion that the exercise was in response to the
challenges of the ember months to road users in Nigeria.
“As part of our efforts at tackling
the menace of road crashes during the period, the corps has mapped out Crash
Prevention and Enforcement Strategies for the ember months.
“Emphasis is on attitude of our road
users to show the highest sense of discipline and avoid any act that could lead
to their contravention of traffic rules,” he said.
According to him, drivers should
desist from excessive speeding, overloading, wrong over taking, use of
phones while driving, drunken driving and other offences.
“The importance of fastening our seat
belt cannot be overemphasised as it helps to cushion the fatality rate of road
crashes.
“The fight against road crashes needs
a collective effort and we therefore, implore all stakeholders and sister
agencies to continue partnering with us,” he said.
In his remarks, Chief Anthony
Ewa, the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW)
in Ebonyi pledged continued sensitisation of its members on safe driving.
“This is the end of the year, a
period that is characterised by hasty travels to buy all sorts of items which
increase human and vehicular traffic.
“Road users should understand that
there is no juju or blood-sucking spirits on our roads but the high rate of
accidents are caused by our recklessness,” he said.
Ewa appealed to the FRSC to caution
its officers against pursuing traffic offenders with their vans because of its
inherent dangers.
“They should instead pick the numbers
of the offenders and report to our office nationwide if our members are involved,
as appropriate actions would be taken against those defaulters,” he said.
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