Comrade Rasaq Adeyemi, the Secretary of National Union of Road Transport Workers in Osun, has enjoined motorists in the state to be more vigilant during the ember months.
Adeyemi gave the advice while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday on the likely congestion on roads during the ember months.
He said that the tradition of speeding on the highway by motorists during Yuletide in the bid to make more money must be stopped due several accidents in the past.
According to him, motorists must be more conscious and protective of their lives and those of their passengers by not engaging in the `mad rush for money’ during this festive period.
Adeyemi said: “Cases abound where those who were reckless because of their lust for money during festive seasons eventual ended up unable to live to enjoy the money.
“It is always advisable for motorists, especially commercial drivers, to be patient and conduct themselves in a manner that will afford them the opportunity to see another festive period.
“Also, those who are travelling with their private cars should not be in a haste to get to their destinations; they must know that it is better to be late than to be the late.”
The NURTW scribe also called on government to rehabilitate deplorable roads to reduce incidence of road accidents during festive periods.
He said that the number of road users usually increased during festive periods and “this puts more pressure on the roads with the attendant crashes where the roads are not in good condition”.
He said: “Dodging potholes on the highways by motorists has been the major cause of fatal accidents which have claimed many lives and left others incapacitated.
“Government at all levels have greater role to play in the area of ensuring accident-free celebration; it is no more news that many of our roads are nothing, but death traps.
“The government must strive to fix the roads to make them motor-able in order to save the lives of innocent citizens as the number of vehicles plying the roads tends to increase during festive periods.
“I will also advise motorists to desist from dodging potholes at random; it is better to enter the potholes than to have a collision with an oncoming vehicle.”
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