Mr. Anthony Uga, the FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun, has attributed more than 50 per cent of road crashes on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway to excessive speed.
In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Monday in Ota, Ogun, he emphasized the dangers posed by excessive speeding, noting that the two deaths and two injuries recorded on the expressway could have been avoided if the driver had not been speeding. He highlighted the risks not only to drivers and passengers but also to other road users.
“It is bad for drivers to over speed because sometimes it leads to loss of lives. We are appealing to motorists to adhere to stipulated speed limit of 100km/per hour in case of any accident, such cases could be managed, not ending in tragedy,” he said.
According to him, the FRSC had mobilised both regular and special marshals, to embark on the special patrols for Eld-el-Fitr festival.
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The sector commander said that the FRSC would commence motorised patrol on Lagos-Ibadan corridor from Tuesday (April 9), to check speeding of motorists plying the route.
Uga said that the patrol was to deter motorists from speeding along this corridor, while urging them to drive according to stipulated rules, in order to be alive to celebrate.
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