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Nigeria: FRSC Set to Enforce Use of Helmet
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This Day (Lagos)
2 July 2008
Posted to the web 2 July 2008
Aisha Wakaso
Minna
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has concluded plans to introduce the use of crash helmets for motorcyclists and their passengers from next year.
The corps Marshal of the FRSC , Mr. Osita Chidoka , who was on an inspection visit of the Niger state command of the corps in Minna disclosed this recently.
According to Chidoka, the enforcement of the use of helmet to all persons using motorcycle by January 2008 was necessary as it is expected to reduce the mortality rate of motor bike accidents in the country.
He said so many accidents involving motorcycles would not have been fatal only if passengers had complied with the use of crash helmet.
"So many accidents would not have been fatal if crash helments were used by the users of motor bikes in the country but we are confident that with the enforcement of the use of crash helment, will reduce fatal motor bike accidents," he said.
The Corps Marshal said that aside the enforcement of the helmet, the issue of vehicle overload is another issue the FRSC seeks to address. He stressed that these issues constitute to a large percentage of road accident in Nigeria, adding that the implementation of the vehicle overload law will be enforced first of August this year.
"We shall commence inspection on the compulsory use of crash helmet on both passengers and riders of motorcycles in the country. But the issue of utmost urgency to us now is the issue of vehicle overload. We shall start inspecting vehicles to ensure their compliance with the required weight load from August this year. Whoever violates these laws will be punished, there will be no sacred cows in the issue of over load," he said.
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Chidoka who expressed concern over the level of technological facilities available to the FRSC. He stressed that with the present level of facility available to the corps, it would be difficult to track certain violators
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