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Kano, Nov .29, 2016 (NAN) The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), in Kano on Tuesday flagged off the 2016 “Ember months Mega Rally with the theme, “Crash the crashes, speed kills” held at Kofar Wambai Motor park in Kano.
The Sector Commander of FRSC, Kano, Aminu Umar, said “this year ‘s theme is a reflection of the long standing quest by the corps toward achieving the slogan, “safer roads, fuller lives.”
According to Umar, the corps has decided to commence the enforcement of the installation of speed limiting device on all vehicles in Nigeria as a panacea for reducing road traffic crashes.
He added that speed limit device controls the maximum speed of equipped vehicles and is powerful in speed management.
Umar held that speed had remained a monster that has claimed a lot of lives and destroyed property on highways on daily basis particularly during ember months.
He advised motorists to abide by the rules and regulations, concentrate and be patient while driving
He said full enforcement of the speed limit device would start on Jan. 1, 2017. (NAN)
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Edited by Idahosa Asowata