NAN-H-38
Speeding
By Awayi Kuje
Keffi (Nasarawa State), Nov. 24, 2016 (NAN) The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has advised motorists in Nasarawa State against speeding and reckless driving in order to save lives.
The Assistant Corps Commandant, Keffi Unit Command of the FRSC, Mr Mohammed Musa-Muktari, gave this advice while interacting with journalists on Thursday in Keffi.
Musa-Muktari attributed the high rate of road crashes in the state to speeding.
He, therefore, urged motorists to avoid speeding in the interest of their lives and the lives of other road users.
Musa-Muktari also identified overtaking at dangerous points, overloading, reckless driving and using telephone while driving, as some of the causes of road crashes in the country.
The commander cautioned that life had no duplicate and therefore, road users especially motorists, should adhere strictly to traffic rules and regulations in order to save lives.
“We will not relent in our efforts in educating, advising and sensitising motorists on the need to do the right thing while driving, as we are working to minimise road crashes.
“Motorists should avoid speeding and other distractions in order to save their lives and the lives of passengers.
“Let us kill the speed before the speed will kill us, so that even if the accident will occur, the injuries or the damages will be minimal,’’ he said.
Mohammed-Muktari said that the rate of road accidents being recorded in the area, had drastically reduced to the barest minimum, compared to the 2015 record.
He attributed this development to the “all out strategic awareness campaign for road users by men of the unit’’.
The commandant, who stressed the importance of vehicle maintenance, urged vehicle owners to always ensure routine checks on engine oil and tyres among others for their safety. (NAN)
AKW/AIB/YEMI
Edited by Abdulfatah Babatunde/Yemi Idris-Aduloju