As frequent carnage on the ever busy Lagos -Ibadan Expressway continues to lift security issues, some transport stakeholders have pressured the necessity to obtain zero fatality on the street.
Thus, forward of the end-of-year festivities, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) and motorists in Oyo State are actively collaborating below a complete “Ember Months” street security marketing campaign geared toward attaining the feat throughout and after the yuletide.
The stakeholders who included organised transporters stated there was an pressing have to undertake a number of key security methods.
Commenting on the initiatives being deployed, the FRSC state sector commander, Dahunsi Kehinde Sunday, stated efforts have been being geared in the direction of decreasing carnage on the street to the barest minimal.
Dahunsi, who disclosed that a number of measures had been put in place in the direction of this, stated, “To obtain this, advocacy has been taken to church buildings, mosques, garages and members of the organised transport unions throughout the state.
“Our target is to ensure that there is reduction of carnage on our roads this year when compared to last year.”
The corps commander added that sufficient personnel and logistics have been on floor for an efficient train through the ember months.
He stated the corps would examine street worthiness, overloading and combined loading, dangerous driving habits, involving group and faith-based networks and adhering to strategic site visitors diversion.
The chairman of OYRTMA, Major Adesagba Adekoya (rtd.), stated the company had designed complete, decentralised street security marketing campaign throughout the state, focusing on zero street fatalities through the 2026 festive season.
Adekoya recognized rushing, driving towards site visitors, drunk driving, overloading and using cellphones whereas driving as main causes of street crashes through the Ember Months.
He pressured the necessity for elevated public consciousness and strict compliance with site visitors rules.
He stated the company would collaborate with non secular leaders to advertise street security, including that security messages could be integrated into sermons throughout Friday Jumat companies and Sunday church companies.
He added that the company would work with the Park Management System (PMS), Nigeria Police Force, Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) and different regulation enforcement companies to make sure a coordinated method to site visitors administration and enforcement.
Also talking one of many leaders of Park Management System (PMS), Oluwadamilare stated business drivers would have interaction with the Vehicle Inspection Services (VIS) to make sure their brakes, tires, and mechanical methods are absolutely serviced to forestall street failures throughout heavy festive transit.
He stated transport operators, by partnerships with teams just like the Park Management System (PMS), are taking steps to eradicate the damaging follow of blending heavy business items with passengers, which drastically compromises car management.
He added that motorists have been being educated and strictly monitored to eradicate prime seasonal causes of street carnage: extreme rushing, driving towards site visitors (one-way), utilizing cellphones whereas driving, and driving inebriated or medicine.
According to him, motorists are using native orientation frameworks to have interaction non secular leaders throughout the state to weave street security guidelines straight into Friday and Sunday sermons, reinforcing protected driving as an ethical and civic duty.
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