The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has called on the motoring public and other road users to avoid reckless driving, exhibit more patience, and resist the temptation to violate stipulated speed limits on all roads in the country.
Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of FRSC, made the call in a statement by Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Education Officer, on Monday in Abuja.
The call came as part of sensitization programmes targeted at reinforcing and consolidating existing efforts and strategies of the Corps to ensure a safer motoring environment in the forthcoming 2021 Eid El Maulud celebration.
The Corps Marshal while celebrating the season with Muslim faithful, revealed that a crash free mobility was possible in the country.
He said this would be achieved through the principal road use attributes or discipline and absolute compliance with established traffic rules and regulations.
“ When pedestrians comply with the use of walkways and pedestrian bridges where provided, when drivers desist from taking intoxicating substances before mounting the wheels, when they observe and obey the traffic lights and all speed limits.
“When they regularly maintain their vehicles, avoid overloading, dangerous and reckless driving and become more tolerant with other road users; the carnages on our roads would have been reduced drastically”, he said.
He admonished the motoring public to imbibe safe road use attributes as they commute across the country, noting that the Corps would ensure enhanced visibility of personnel around all corridors.
Explaining some of the reasons for enhancing visibility, he noted that the celebration is taking place during the ember months where the roads tend to be busier by the day.
He stated that the Corps has observed that a key characteristics of the ember period over the years is an upsurge in traffic volume, as road users become impatient.
While wishing the entire Muslim community a hitch free celebration, Oyeyemi called on the motoring public to utilise all FRSC social media handles such as facebook.com//frscnigeria, Instagram.com//frscnigeria, twitter.com//frscnigeria, for necessary updates and in case of emergency.