The Federal Road Safety Corps, has said it would enforce use of seat belts by rear passengers in moving vehicles from January 1, 2015.
It stated that it would soon commence a nationwide awareness campaign on the compulsory use of seat belts by all occupants before the enforcement date.
The Corps Public Education Officer, Jonas Agwu, who said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja, noted with concern, the high level of non-compliance among vehicle occupants on use of seat belts.
He said, “The Nigerian motoring public focus on front seat occupants while the rear seats occupants show high level of indifference to this directive, which poses serious challenges to the Corps’ concerted efforts to address the menace of road crashes in the country.”
According to him, as the lead agency in road safety management and traffic administration in Nigeria, the FRSC has renewed its determination to enforce the road culture among road users in the country.
This he added, was in fulfillment of the FRSC 2014 strategic goals which seeks 15 per cent reduction in road crashes and 25 per cent decrease in fatalities.
The Corps commander made reference to section 126(1) which he said, makes it mandatory for all vehicle occupants to use the seat belts while in a moving vehicle, stressing that the benefits of seat belts, if properly used, reduces the severity of injuries by at least 50 per cent, in the event of a road traffic crash as contained in the Nigerian Highway Code and Section 10(4)(ee) of the FRSC Act of 2007.
“Similarly, commuters are also implored to comply with this directive by ensuring seat belts usage by front and rear seats passengers,” he said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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We that enter commercial bus nko, HW do we wear seat belt. Idiots
ReplyDeletena palava u dey find, palavaa u go get.
ReplyDeletestupid bingos who doesn't know their work. What of cars dat have no seat belts, what happens.
ReplyDeletewhat of the taxi that load 4 (four) passengers at th back seat?
ReplyDeleteMy broda I wonda ooo,at least we that enter public transport that hav no provision 4 seatbelt,watin go happen,road safety should think of making sure that the up coming drivers should go for driving test,and make provision for test centre and a certified school of motoring,with a well trained driving instructor,the road safety should start with the basic and not recruiting ignorant staff who have no clue about TRAFIC RULES and regulations,their staffs are employed for employment sake,seatbelt issue should not be a piority now,rather,educating the masses on motoring issues and making sure that licence are not sold as it is now without going for test,providing a test centre,creating a programme where qualified driver with 2yrs driving experience can go 4 a course to qualify as a driving instructor who will then training new drivers,leaners driver should always have a qualified driver before driving etc.Edozie Uk
ReplyDeleteMy brother, u made a lot of sense in ur post. That should be d standard for now. I said it before that this people called Road Safety do not know their job, infact they are as ignorant as every other lay Nigerian.
DeleteThe same FRSC dey see buses and car pack people like sardines and just wave dem on or look the other way after allegedly collecting bribe (egunje)
ReplyDeleteThe issue of overload vehicles should be address first before enforcing seat belt.
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