…Cautions motorists on dangerous driving in Osun State***

The Lagos Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), arrested 1,091 traffic offenders in its ‘Operation Show your Driver’s Licence’ exercise, in the past seven days, its Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide, has said.

Ogungbemide told the newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos that the offenders were arrested over expired vehicle documents, tyres and speed limiting devices.

He said that the operations were carried out simultaneously in all the 12 commands and five outposts across the state.

“On the first week of the operation, from Sept. 14 to Sept. 20, the total booking recorded was 1,091, out of which we generated 1,377 offenses.

“From the 1,091 bookings, we had 252 persons who were driving without a valid driver’s license, while some of them were driving with no driver’s license. Others had fake licenses.”

He appealed to drivers to process their licenses, noting that the process was simple because the government had made it easier to approach motor vehicle administration agencies in all the local governments.

“Alternatively, they could visit the FRSC Driver’s License Centre,” he said.

He cautioned drivers against patronising driver’s license outlet that would not capture their fingers and signatures to avoid being duped.

The official said that during the exercise, the offenders were charged to mobile courts for various offences with driver’s license offenders fined N10,000

He said that some offenders, who were fined N10,000 for driving without driver’s license, were charged with other traffic offences.

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The commander advised drivers to ensure that their vehicles were roadworthy at all times and also ensure their tyres were not under, or over-inflated.

He also warned them against phone usage and the consumption of alcohol while driving.

The FRSC official advised drivers to always consider other road users while on the roads so as to curb accidents.

In a related development, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun State has cautioned motorists to be more careful on the roads as the year runs to an end.

The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, gave the warning during a “Drive Safe, Stay Safe’’ campaign on Tuesday in Ejigbo in Osun State.

Ibrahim noted that ensuring safety on the roads was a collective responsibility of everyone and not that of the FRSC alone.

“Women on wheels, in particular, must regard themselves as agents of change by obeying traffic rules regulations. We notice that most road users, especially women, engage in dangerous driving and over-speeding, wrongful overtaking, route violations, and they sometimes put their underage children in the front seats of their vehicles.

“Some even receive and make calls; read and send text messages while driving. All these are vices that lead to accidents and deaths and must be stopped,’’ Ibrahim said.

She said that the need to sensitise women, in particular, became expedient now that a large number of women now drive on the highways.

She added that the campaign would be taken to all the local government areas in the state to ensure that the message got to the grassroots.

In her remarks, Mrs Alade Olapeju-Moses the Road Safety Officers Wives Association’s spokesperson, commended the Command for the sensitisation.

She said the campaign would further awaken the consciousness of women who drive without any form of caution.

She assured that the association would continue to play its part in taking the message to every woman in the state.

Prince Tunde Ajiboye, the National Secretary, Special Marshal in the country, commended the Commission for kick-starting the event and warned road users to desist from any form of road violations.

He urged motorists and other road users to always obey traffic regulations.