Road Accidents’ll Reduce By 50 Per Cent If…. —LACVIS MD
WORRIED at the rate of road accidents in Nigeria, the Managing Director of Lagos Computerised Vehicle Inspection Service, LACVIS, Segun Obayendo, has proffered a solution, saying this can be reduced by 50 per cent, if vehicle owners and transporters follow due process in acquiring Drivers’ licenses and road worthiness certificates.“
Obayendo, who also urged them to avoid cutting corners, in the name of acquiring the documents, was speaking, Tuesday, in Ojota, Lagos State, as a Guest Speaker at a road awareness campaign with the theme: ‘Natural Disasters, Road Worthiness and Safety Rule Enforcement in Nigeria’, organised by the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria, CIOTA, in conjunction with the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Lagos State Command.
He said: “Applicants need to be tested before acquisition of Driver’s licenses. But I found that we are not doing much of this. I recall what I went through in the United Kingdom, UK, before acquiring my driver’s license. It was harder than getting a PhD at Harvard University.’’
Chairman of Council, CIOTA, Dr. Bashir Jamor, revealed that “around the world, road crash injuries cause 1.25 million deaths and 50 million injuries per annum.
