The Federal Road Safety Corps has again cautioned drivers on the imperatives of driving with caution during the raining season to avoid road hazards that occur as a result of wet and slippery road surfaces, foggy weather and occasional poor visibility that characterises the season among others.
According to Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Education Officer, the Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, is concerned about the rate at which people neglect the basic ethics of driving during the raining season, which results in avoidable crashes, death and fatal injuries in some cases.
Kazeem revealed that low level of vehicle maintenance among motorists, especially commercial drivers, forms part of the collective variables that propelled the Corps Marshal’s resolve to admonish all motorists to make sure their vehicles are in good conditions at all time.
He quoted Oyeyemi as saying: “I is important for all motorists to ensure their braking systems, wipers and headlamps are working properly, reduce your speed, ensure that your speedometers are functional, put on your headlights, dim your headlights in order to see and be seen and put on your hazard lights during the rains.
“If visibility is poor, drivers should endeavour to move off the road and park safely, leave your parking lights on and keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you.”
Oyeyemi then called on all Nigerians to always utilise the FRSC Toll free numbers (122) to report any crash for immediate rescue services anytime a crash occurs as personnel are on standby 24 hours to ensure prompt rescue to crash victims.
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