The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday issued safety advisories to travelers in order to guide commuters on the ”path of safety” during the ember months.
The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi made this known in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, ACM Bisi Kazeem, on Monday in Abuja.
According to Oyeyemi, the Corps had begun nationwide campaign in order to minimise the tendencies of crashes and gridlocks in Ember months.
He called on the motoring public to make the year 2020 ’ember’ months unique and crash free by adhering strictly to road traffic regulations.
Oyeyemi stated among others, that road traffic crashes were avoidable and road crash free society was possible when best road practices were applied.
He however, strongly cautioned motorists to note that the end of the year was not naturally tragic and were not in anyway different from other months of the year.
This he said, was that there seems to be an increase in vehicular movement witnessed during the season.
He debunked the myth that the last four months of the year commonly referred to as ’ember months’ were hazardous for motorists.
Oyeyemi acknowledged the rapid infrastructural development going on in the rail transportation sector under the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
He, therefore urged commuters to maximise alternative means of transportation by patronising the train stations where available in order to reduce the pressure on the road transportation sector.
He stated that the traveling public must start thinking about transport sharing as early as possible, to reduce pressure on the road as this would further reduce incidences of road traffic crashes.
The Corps Marshal stressed the need to imbibe caution when choosing the vehicles to board especially for long distance trips.
He admonished commuters to patronise safe and secure mass transit companies that have been duly certified to operate, adding that it would make room for redundancy plans in the event of vehicle breakdown.
He noted that night trips were not as safe as day trips and travelers must try as much as possible to plan their trips within the hours of the day because of visibility and fatigue factors on the side of the driver.
Oyeyemi also warned that all travelling protocols for COVID-19 must be strictly adhered to, stating that this year ember months nationwide campaigns theme is “Drive safe and Stay safe”.
Oyeyemi maintained that fleet operators must religiously follow all safety precautions, observe preventive measures against the dreaded virus and comply with every travelling directives already in place.
Source: NAN
