The Federal Highway Security Corps (FRSC) has suggested Nigerians in opposition to coming into autos with compromised safety because the 12 months 2025 attracts nearer.
The FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, stated as end-of-the-year travels preserve gathering anticipated momentum roads are anticipated to be busier than they have been within the earlier months.
In a press release on Saturday, Mohammed urged commuters to be at alert and conscious of drivers who present indicators of recklessness and drunkenness, earlier than embarking on or throughout their journeys.
“This has turn into overly crucial in view of the current crashes that occurred in Jebba, Kwara State on Thursday 26 December, 2024 and the opposite that occurred on the Owo-Ikare route, earlier than Ose bridge on 28 December, 2024,” he stated.
He famous that recorded street crashes within the festive season occurred as a result of negligence or recklessness of drivers and the lack of passengers to checkmate them, name them to order and even report them to FRSC or different safety businesses alongside their routes.
“To mitigate this danger of preventable crashes on the nation’s highways, commuters are suggested to train warning when boarding autos, concentrate on their environment and all the time make sure that their drivers aren’t below any affect earlier than or throughout the journeys,” he said.
Whereas emphasizing that the security of all street customers is of utmost significance, the Corps Marshal, urged commuters to take duty for his or her security. This effort is to help all the mandatory interventions that the Corps has put in place.
He additional suggested passengers to make it an obligation to examine drivers’ behaviour, perspective and assess the automobile’s situation, together with tires, brakes, and lights system earlier than boarding.
He added that by taking these easy precautions, commuters can considerably cut back their danger of being concerned in street crashes.
