The Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos State Sector Command, on Wednesday said it arrested 417 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol in the state, between Jan. and Sept.2023
Mr Babatunde Farinloye,the State Sector Commander, said this during the flag-off of the corps’ “2023 Ember Months Campaign” in Badagry.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the campaign is: “Speed Thrills but Kills: Drive Responsibly and Avoid Overloading”.
Farinloye said driving under the influence of alcohol was one of the many offences recorded in the state on a regular basis.
“We do record more than 1,000 contraventions monthly,and arrests have not deterred people
“That is why we have decided to bring in other measures such as education, sensitisation and training, in order to address the problem and reduce road crashes,” he said.
On issue of containers falling from trucks , the sector commander said that he had deployed personnel to tank farms, terminals and ports to check and certify vehicles before loading .
“They are there to ensure minimum safety standard, vehicles standard, driver’s standard and operators standard, all standards must be there.
“Some of the vehicles that are falling are beyond road safety,if you look at them well . Majority of them are of a particular vehicle brand.
“They are old vehicles in the fleet of haulage businesses and their owners have refused to upgrade or change them.
“Most of the vehicles falling are not from ports or terminals. Some of them are from unknown terminals .They are from terminals where we don’t have personnel that regulate them,” he said.
He urged the road users to always ensure their vehicles are road-worthy before plying highways .