The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Akwa Ibom Command has urged road users to be cautious on roads in order to maintain sanctity of life.
The state Sector Commander, Mr Sunday Oghenekaro, gave the advice during the flag-off ceremony of the 2019 Commemoration of African Road Safety Day/World Day of Remembrance of Road Traffic Crash Victims on Tuesday in Uyo.
Oghenekaro said that indiscipline, lawlessness and inconsiderate actions of road users were the major causes of road traffic crashes in the country.
He said that crash prevention and loss reduction on all public roads in the country required full cooperation and collaboration of all critical stakeholders.
He said that FRSC being the lead agency in road safety and traffic management in the country and Africa joined others to commence action in commiserating with families of road crashes across the country.
“I implore all of us as road users to imbibe discipline and work in concert with the FRSC to fulfill its mandate of keeping death off our road by being cautious when using the road.
“Road crashes are caused by indiscipline, lawlessness and inconsiderate actions of road users, whereas, rules have been put in place to guide safe and smooth motoring on all public roads.
“No pedestrian on public road shall conduct himself in such a manner as to or as is likely to constitutes source of danger to himself or to other road users on such road.
“Let us work with unity of purpose remembering always that anytime we are on the road, our life is involved,” Oghenekaro said.
He said that the theme of this year’s commemoration, “Life is not a Car Part,” meant that life is not readily available, nor does it come cheap as with car/vehicle parts.
The sector commander urged road users to guide their lives jealously by doing everything reason and common sense to protect and preserve the life.
He appealed to drivers to ensure that they keep their vehicles in road-worthy condition, use good quality tryes, avoid overloading, night trips, use of alcohol and excessive speed, stressing that speed kills.
