FRSC URGES ROAD USERS TO PRIORTISE SAFETY DURING YULETIDE
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Before, during, and after the holiday season, drivers are reminded by the Federal Road Safety Corps to prioritise their safety.
The counsel was given by Mr. Bassey Eshiet, the Delta State FRSC Sector Commander, to victims of a traffic accident on Saturday at the Federal Medical Centre Asaba in Asaba, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
According to Eshiet, traffic accidents and fatalities are a public health emergency requiring quick, decisive, and focused intervention.
“For me, road traffic crashes and fatalities are a public health crisis that requires urgent, concise and dedicated actions.
“Hence, the pertinence of the event which is aimed at demanding actions towards improving safety on our roads nipping avoidable deaths and fatalities in the bud.
“The burden of these injuries and fatalities is disastrous to families, the nation’s economy and humanity in general,” he said.
In order to make the roads safer for users, he urged governments, stakeholders, and the general public to adopt tried-and-true tactics like rebuilding hazardous roadways, enforcing speed limits, and enhancing vehicle designs overall.
“This advocacy is in line with the safe system approach that ensures zero death even when human error results in a crash.
“Over the years, the corps and its stakeholders kept faith with this global event by observing it with week-long activities that ensure maximum impact.
“While the FRSC renews its commitments to ensuring a safer motoring environment through the collective efforts of its stakeholders and partners.
“We call on all citizens to come on board by simply obeying traffic rules and regulations and appreciating efforts of the corps and its personnel towards the collective benefits of all road users.
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