ETIM EFFIONG
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says the Command will enforce and ensure strict use of speed limiting device during this yuletide season to avoid road crashes.
The Akwa Ibom Sector Commander of the Corps, Mr Matthew Olonisaye, said this in an interview with newsmen in his office in Uyo on Thursday.
Olonisaye stated that commercial drivers caught without installation of speed limiting device in his vehicle would be apprehended.
He reminded drivers that speeding was a major contributing factor in fatality rate and warned drivers against excessive speed.
Olonisaye added that the command had put measures in place to ensure the road was free of gridlock and also safe for road users.
According to him, all personnel would be mobilised for the purpose of traffic management during the period.
“We are really concerned with commercial vehicles this time, if any commercial vehicles is caught without installing speed limiting device, then we will do the needful. We will be very strict with commercial vehicles and it will be a continuous enforcement.
“Don’t forget speed is the major contributing factor in fatality rate, so, we expect that drivers abide by the maximum speed limit. We have put measures in place to ensure road is free of traffic gridlock and also safe for road users,” Olonisaye said.
The sector commander said the command had earlier flagged off ember months campaign to sensitise road users and create awareness and reminded the people on their roles while using the road.
He added that there would be strong feasibility of personnel in all strategic locations especially, areas envisaged to be hiccups.
“Presently, we have put measures in place to ensure road is free and all our operational vehicles have been well maintained and we are ready to put all our personnel on strategic locations, where we envisage that there will be any hiccups.
“Our feasibility on the road have been well planned and we will be on the road to calm drivers and other road users and use subtle enforcement to ensure people do not involve in any road violations to allow free flow of traffic,” he said.
He said the command would establish a Help Area at Itu head bridge along Calabar-Itu road to assist drivers calm down before they continue their journey.
He reminded drivers that they were not expected to drive more than four hours in a stretch, without resting for 15 minutes to relax their body chemistry.