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  • Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail –FRSC

    Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail –FRSC

    The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, says it is illegal to receive or make telephone calls while driving, regardless of any wireless gadget used for such communication.

     

    The FRSC also said drivers who make or receive calls behind the wheels with AirPods, EarPods or any form wired or wireless earphones and handsfree mode risk six months in jail.

     

    FRSC Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, in an interview with Saturday PUNCH, said driving requires total concentration and road users should not take any risk on their lives.

     

    He said it is illegal to make calls or receive same while driving, according to the National Road Traffic Regulations, 2012.

     

    Kazeem said, “It is illegal. Driving entails 100 per cent concentration so you cannot be distracted. It is there in the regulation.

     

     “It is clear from the provisions of Reg 166 (1) that it is illegal to make phone call using EarPods earphone or whatever means.

     

    “It is also clear that phone call is not restricted to telephone conversation between two or more people.

     

    “Anything that will distract you while driving must be avoided. When we do public enlightenment, we even discourage drivers talking to passengers which could cause distraction.

     

    “The law may not make it an offence but at the same time, it can distract you, even changing your cassette (while driving) can distract you and result to accident.”

     

  • Kabba-Omuo Ekiti Highway Traffic: FRSC Notifies Motorists Of Alternative Routes

    Kabba-Omuo Ekiti Highway Traffic: FRSC Notifies Motorists Of Alternative Routes

    The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC has issued an alternative route for motorists travelling to and from the South-West through the Kabba-Omuo Ekiti Highway.

     

    This is as a result of a failed section of the road at Ikoyi under Iyara Local Government Area of Kogi State which has led to a poor flow of traffic.

     

    Motorists are advised to use Kabba/Asaya/Ogidi/Ikare as alternative route to or from South-West.

     

    Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in a statement made available to The Business Bells.

     

    The statement read, “Members of the motoring public and general commuters travelling from or to Southwest, through Kabba- Omuo Ekiti Federal Highway are hereby notified of a failed section of the road at Ikoyi under Iyara local government area of Kogi State.

     

    “This development has led to lack of free flow of traffic at the said portion of the road.

     

    “In view of the foregoing, motorists, travellers, and the general public are hereby advised to use Kabba/Asaya/Ogidi/Ikare as alternative route to or from South-West. The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing is already activating appropriate action to ameliorate the situation.

    Alternative Routes

    “The Federal Road Safety Corps solicits maximum cooperation of the motoring public on this development. The Corps will also continue to update the public periodically on further developments.

     

    “Meanwhile, operatives of FRSC are on ground controlling traffic.”