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  • ‘Involve tech experts to track traffic offenders’

    The Information Technology System Security Professionals (ITSSP) yesterday advised the Lagos State Government (LASG) to involve stakeholders in its bid to use technology to check traffic offenders.

    Its President Rogba Adeoye, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that government should involve stakeholders such as ITSSP and the Nigeria Computer Society in its bid to check errant road users.

    Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode last week read the riot act to officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), telling them that he wanted a situation where they would use technology to arrest offenders rather than harassing them.

    Adeoye said: “For this innovative project to work, government needs to put things in place to see to its success.

    “Government needs to call stakeholders like Nigeria Computer Society, the ITSSP, among others, to a round table to deliberate on the right way to go.”

    Adeoye said there were various methods which could be used for traffic management such as cameras and trackers, but said that this must be matched with personal identification.

    The ITSSP president, however, said there might pitfalls in the implementation of the project.

    Adeoye identified one as lack of a good address codes in the country to match the equipment with personal identification.

    According to him, the state government has made a policy and all stakeholders in ICT are waiting for more clarification from the governor.

    Adeoye said the next stage would be for the adviser to the governor on transport and the state ministry of science and technology to see what was on ground and to chart the way forward.

     

  • ‘Stop pleading for traffic offenders’

    The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has urged monarchs, political leaders and other dignitaries to stop pleading for motorists and motorcyclists arrested for breaking traffic rules.

    According to Ota Zone II Commanding Officer Adekunle Ajibade, pleading for traffic offenders is like promoting indiscipline among road users.

    He was briefing reporters in his office on the crashes in Ado Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state in which some lives were lost.

    Ajibade described those who drive against traffic as killers who are not worth pleading for, but should be made to face the law.

    “Pleading for traffic offenders gives them more confidence to continue flouting traffic laws. It gives them assurance that someone will plead for them after committing an offence, he said.”

    Such pleads, he said, made it difficult for the agency to curb reckless driving.

    Giving instances where reckless driving had resulted into fatal accident, Ajibade said one person was killed last Friday by a motorcyclist otherwise known as okada rider, who rode against the traffic at late hour. He said the two Okada riders had a head-on collision because one of them had no headlight and was over-speeding.

    Also at Abestos Bus Stop on Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway, he said a Peugeot 504 saloon car with registration number BG 719 BEN, also rammed into an abandoned blue Mercedes Benz Cabstar truck with registration number APP 345 XF, due to overloading and overspeeding.

    A girl believed to be about 10 years old, who sat in the front of the car died instantly while several others were injured.

    According to him, there was another accident on Owode-Ijako Road, after Sona Breweries also in Ota, involving a Ford bus marked FKJ 885 XF, which rammed into a damaged MAN Diesel truck parked on the road, killing a woman and injuring several others.

    Ajibade asked motorists to be safety conscious, urging them to stop parking indiscriminately on the road.

    According to him, any illegally parked vehicle will be impounded and the driver/owner prosecuted.

    He advised motorcyclists to use crash helmets and obey traffic rules.

    The Corps Director of Operations, Prince Olaseni Ogunyemi, also reiterated the need for road users to be safety conscious.

    He appealed to motorists and commercial cyclists to avoid speeding and to ensure they use safety helmets, avoid overloading and reckless driving.

    According to him, enough public campaigns and enlightenment had been done by the traffic managers. The next stage, Ogunyemi said, is enforcement, adding that the Corps will no longer tolerate indiscipline from riders and drivers.

    He said anyone flouting traffic rules would be prosecuted and undergo psychiatric test.

  • ‘Stop pleading for traffic offenders’

    ‘Stop pleading for traffic offenders’

    The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has urged monarchs, political leaders and other dignitaries to stop pleading for motorists and motorcyclists arrested for breaking traffic rules.

    According to Ota Zone II Commanding Officer Adekunle Ajibade, pleading for traffic offenders is like promoting indiscipline among road users.

    He was briefing reporters in his office on the crashes in Ado Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state in which some lives were lost.

    Ajibade described those who drive against traffic as killers who are not worth pleading for, but should be made to face the law.

    “Pleading for traffic offenders gives them more confidence to continue flouting traffic laws. It gives them assurance that someone will plead for them after committing an offence, he said.”

    Such pleads, he said, made it difficult for the agency to curb reckless driving.

    Giving instances where reckless driving had resulted into fatal accident, Ajibade said one person was killed last Friday by a motorcyclist otherwise known as okada rider, who rode against the traffic at late hour. He said the two Okada riders had a head-on collision because one of them had no headlight and was over-speeding.

    Also at Abestos Bus Stop on Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway, he said a Peugeot 504 saloon car with registration number BG 719 BEN, also rammed into an abandoned blue Mercedes Benz Cabstar truck with registration number APP 345 XF, due to overloading and overspeeding.

    A girl believed to be about 10 years old, who sat in the front of the car died instantly while several others were injured.

    According to him, there was another accident on Owode-Ijako Road, after Sona Breweries also in Ota, involving a Ford bus marked FKJ 885 XF, which rammed into a damaged MAN Diesel truck parked on the road, killing a woman and injuring several others.

    Ajibade asked motorists to be safety conscious, urging them to stop parking indiscriminately on the road.

    According to him, any illegally parked vehicle will be impounded and the driver/owner prosecuted.

    He advised motorcyclists to use crash helmets and obey traffic rules.

    The Corps Director of Operations, Prince Olaseni Ogunyemi, also reiterated the need for road users to be safety conscious.

    He appealed to motorists and commercial cyclists to avoid speeding and to ensure they use safety helmets, avoid overloading and reckless driving.

    According to him, enough public campaigns and enlightenment had been done by the traffic managers. The next stage, Ogunyemi said, is enforcement, adding that the Corps will no longer tolerate indiscipline from riders and drivers.

    He said anyone flouting traffic rules would be prosecuted and undergo psychiatric test.

     

  • 87, 853 traffic offenders held in Ogun

    The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has apprehended no fewer than 87,853 traffic offenders with various offences in 10 years, its Commander/Chief Executive Officer, Ayo Sangofadeji has said.

    Taking stock of TRACE’s achievements in its first decade of existence, Sangofadeji said the offences included riding motorcycle without safety helmet, driving without safety belt, using mobile phones while driving, illegal parking and overloading.

    The offenders, he said, were fined and also counselled before their vehicles or motorcycles were released to them.

    Sangofadeji said TRACE started with public enlightenment and orientation of road users on how best the road can be used, and the need to comply with safety rules before embarking on enforcement.

    The TRACE boss, who spoke with reporters in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, said the government is committed to a technology-driven traffic management by installing modern devices on the roads.

    Some of the devices according to Sangofadeji, are Close Circuit Television (CCTV), radar gun, speed detector among others.

    These, he said, were being installed to enhance compliance with safety rules and to bring erring motorists to book.

    TRACE, the commander said, would not relent in retraining its officers on modern road safety management.

    Sangofadeji added that TRACE will continue to champion road user-friendly education and enforce traffic regulations in the years ahead.

  • 87, 853 traffic offenders held in Ogun

    87, 853 traffic offenders held in Ogun

    The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has apprehended no fewer than 87,853 traffic offenders with various offences in 10 years, its Commander/Chief Executive Officer, Ayo Sangofadeji has said.

    Taking stock of TRACE’s achievements in its first decade of existence, Sangofadeji said the offences included riding motorcycle without safety helmet, driving without safety belt, using mobile phones while driving, illegal parking and overloading.

    The offenders, he said, were fined and also counselled before their vehicles or motorcycles were released to them.

    Sangofadeji said TRACE started with public enlightenment and orientation of road users on how best the road can be used, and the need to comply with safety rules before embarking on enforcement.

    The TRACE boss, who spoke with reporters in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, said the government is committed to a technology-driven traffic management by installing modern devices on the roads.

    Some of the devices according to Sangofadeji, are Close Circuit Television (CCTV), radar gun, speed detector among others.

    These, he said, were being installed to enhance compliance with safety rules and to bring erring motorists to book.

    TRACE, the commander said, would not relent in retraining its officers on modern road safety management.

    Sangofadeji added that TRACE will continue to champion road user-friendly education and enforce traffic regulations in the years ahead.

  • Court convicts 33 traffic offenders

    No fewer than 33 traffic offenders have been convicted by a Mobile Court in Ota, Ogun State.

    Their conviction followed their trial, by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) RS2.22, Ota; RS2.26, Idiroko; RS2.27, Agbado and RS2.28, Itori Unit Commands.

    The court sits monthly to try traffic offenders.

    The offenders were convicted for offences ranging from driving with worn-out tyres (TYV), seat belt use violation (SUV) overloading violation (OVL), driver’s licence violation (DLV), vehicle windshield violation (VWV), caution sign violation (CAV), fire extinguishers violation (FEV), light and sign violation (LSV), among others.

    Some of the offenders were convicted with options of fine, while others were cautioned by magistrate Mrs A. O. Abimbola.

    The state Sector Command’s Legal Officer, Mr Uzoma Enwereuzo, said: “Utmost discipline is expected of drivers while on the road.

    “That obedience and compliance of traffic rules and regulations can only reduce number of crashes on the road.”

    He advised motorists, after reading out the 44 FRSC offences, to ensure that their vehicles were road worthy, adding that there is no ignorance in law.

    The lawyer warned motorists against fighting with marshals on patrol, or speeding to avoid arrest, noting these are capital offence, he said.

    He advised motorists to obtain the new national driver’s licence and vehicle number plates, saying the old ones would expire on June 30.

    The enforcement of the new number plates and driver’s licence starts from July 1, he said.

    The Ota Unit Commander, who is also the coordinating commander, Mr Sunday Omafu, said the number of crashes reduced as a result of the compliance by motorists in the last yuletide.

    He appealed to drivers to drive carefully to save lives, time and properties.They should also ensure that other road users are not endangered or threatened while driving.

  • Court convicts 33 traffic offenders

    Court convicts 33 traffic offenders

    o fewer than 33 traffic offenders have been convicted by Mobile Court in Ota, Ogun State.

    Their conviction followed their trial, the first this year, by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) RS2.22, Ota; RS2.26, Idiroko; RS2.27, Agbado and RS2.28, Itori Unit Commands.

    The court sits monthly to try traffic offenders.

    The offenders were convicted for offences ranging from driving with worn-out tyres (TYV), seat belt use violation (SUV) overloading violation (OVL), driver’s licence violation (DLV), vehicle windshield violation (VWV), caution sign violation (CAV), fire extinguishers violation (FEV), light and sign violation (LSV), among others.

    Some of the offenders were convicted and sentenced to various jail terms with options of fine, while others were cautioned and discharged, by magistrate Mrs A. O. Abimbola.

    The state Sector Command’s Legal Officer, Mr Uzoma Enwereuzo, said: “Utmost discipline is expected of drivers while on the road.

    “That obedience and compliance of traffic rules and regulations can only reduce number of crashes on the road.”

    He advised motorists, after reading out the 44 FRSC offences, to ensure that their vehicles were road worthy, adding that there is no ignorance in law.

    The lawyer warned motorists against fighting with marshals on patrol, or speeding to avoid arrest, noting these are capital offence, he said.

    He advised motorists to obtain the new national driver’s licence and vehicle number plates, saying the old ones would expire on June 30.

    The enforcement of the new number plates and driver’s licence starts from July 1, he said.

    The Ota Unit Commander, who is also the coordinating commander, Mr Sunday Omafu, said the number of crashes reduced as a result of the compliance by motorists in the last yuletide.

    He appealed to drivers to drive carefully to save lives, time and properties.They should also ensure that other road users are not endangered or threatened while driving.