FRSC Committed To Ensuring Compliance To Safety Standard

…As Corps embarks on Free Vehicle Safety Checks

In continuation of its quest to ensure that road users comply with safety standards, thereby mitigating the spate of crashes, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is set to embark on the 3rd quarter 2022 Free Vehicle Safety Check, which is scheduled to be held between Thursday, September 22nd and Sunday, September 25th, 2022.
 
The Lagos State Sector Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide, in a statement signed by Route Commander Olabisi Sonusi, FRSC Public Education Officer in Lagos, stated that the Corps is aware of the fact that many vehicles are not road-worthy and compliant with extant regulations pertaining to minimum safety standards. As such, the FRSC will be embarking on a four-day free vehicle safety check to ascertain if they are fit to remain on the road or not.
 
Speaking further, he assured the public not to panic as no one will be arrested or charged for any offence, but it is to identify gaps and give the necessary advice on steps to be taken. “This exercise is not to issue tickets or arrest anyone found culpable; rather it is a measure to correct any anomaly discovered in the course of the four-day check,” Ogungbemide said.

Nonetheless, vehicles with crash causing offenses will not spared but dealt with accordingly.

The Lagos Sector Commander who identified the areas for the checks to include; good tyres, good vehicle lighting system, fire extinguisher, caution signs, speed limiting device for commercial and private vehicles, advised motorists in Lagos State to make good use of the opportunity and cooperate with the operatives. He added that the Corps will clamp down on offenders after the grace period given. “All Commands in Lagos will carry out the exercise simultaneously,” he said.
 
He also used the opportunity to appeal to motorists to shun the purchase of used and expired tyres as it one of the most common causes of road crashes.