The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says the activities of drivers are responsible for the increasing road crashes and deaths during the ember months and not imaginary blood-sucking demons.
 Innocent Maigari, Nasarawa State Sector Commander of FRSC, stated this at the inauguration of the 2023 ember-months campaign on Tuesday in Akwanga Local Government Area (LGA) of Nasarawa State.
The sector commander, represented by Clement Doga, added that over-speedy accounts for more than 80 per cent of crash-related deaths in the country.
Therefore, he advised drivers always to observe the allowed driving limit to reduce crash-related deaths on the highways.
On her part, Chief Route Commander (CRC) Byencit Gambo, Akwanga Unit Commander of FRSC, attributed increased crashes to rush factor by motorists during the period.
The unit commander added that drivers usually compromised basic safety requirements such as poor journey planning and management influx of new vehicle owners without requisite training and licences.
Others are; flooding of unworthy vehicles on the road, underage driving, experimenting long distance driving, speedy, overloading, driving fatigue and driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, among others.
She appealed to the leaders of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to ensure that only qualified and well-behaved persons are allowed to drive commercial vehicles in the state to curtail crashes, especially during this period.
The unit commander further said that safety business is everybody’s responsibility and urged that all hands must continue to be on deck.
She commended other security agencies, hospitals, traditional and religious leaders, special marshals, and road safety clubs for their continued support in serving the lives of those involved in crashes.
In his goodwill message, Rabiu Maina, Chairman of NURTW in the area, lauded FRSC for the sensitisation and promised to step down the sensitisation on their members to ensure compliance.
The highlight of the event included presentations by NDLEA and free testing by the partners of FRSC.
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