ABUJA - The FRSC yesterday began its 2nd edition of a nationwide special patrol exercise aimed at reducing road crashes.
The exercise, tagged: “Mini zero tolerance to road crashes” is expected to end on July 10, according to a statement from the commission.
The statement signed by the Public Education Officer of the commission, Mr. Nseobong Akpabio, said that the two weeks exercise would be used to strictly enforce traffic rules.
It said the exercise would also focus on enlightenment of motorists through the use of hand bills and other means of awareness campaign.
The statement added that the exercise would also include the removal of obstructions from the highways.
It said the special patrol was part of the FRSC’s sustained efforts aimed at enforcing traffic rules and regulations to avoid a one-off approach to road safety management in the country.
The statement recalled that during the first quarter of the exercise, which was carried out between March 25 and March 31, 660 traffic offenders were arrested and prosecuted for seat belt violation.
It said that 265 other offenders were prosecuted for riding motorcycle without safety helmet, 170 for number violation, 40 for overloading and 55 for making or receiving calls while driving.
The statement observed that of recent, some federal and state governments owned vehicles, as well as security agencies’ vehicles were being driven without number plates.
“This practice is a complete violation of Road Traffic Act, National Road Traffic Regulations 2004 and the Federal Road Safety Commission (Establishment) Act 2007.
“In the wave of security challenges, which requires all hands to be on deck, the practice of none use of number plates on vehicles on the nation’s highways poses a serious security challenge to law enforcement,’’ it said.
The statement warned motorists to desist from such practice, adding that defaulters would be arrested and prosecuted.
It said that FRSC had deployed its personnel and equipment along designated road corridors across the country for the exercise in addition to the establishment of mobile courts to prosecute offenders.
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