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THE Federal Road Safety Corps has warned against drunk driving and speed violations during Sunday’s Valentine celebrations.
The Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, in a statement on Saturday, said the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has directed Commanding Officers to double their efforts by ensuring massive deployment of officers and men for enhanced visibility, adequate traffic control, and enforcement of all COVID-19 protocols.
The statement titled, ‘Valentine day celebrations: FRSC cautions motorists against excessive speed, drunk driving and recklessness on the road,’ noted that all patrol operatives had been directed to go along with breathalysers, and radar guns to ensure that suspected drunk drivers are tested and stopped from continuing their trips so as to avoid unnecessary deaths,injuries and damage to properties.
It stated, “Owing to the need to ensure a safe and crash- free celebration during the 2021 Valentine Day, the Federal Road Safety Corps has warned the teeming community of celebrants and other road users to desist from indulging in drunk driving, avoid excessive speed, and resist the temptation to drive recklessly so as to mitigate all incidences of road traffic crashes during the celebration.”
Kazeem quoted the Corps Marshal as saying “the Valentine celebration is a day set aside all over the world to celebrate love, exchange gifts, and show that we care for one another, in memory of Saint Valentine who exemplified love while he lived.”
As such, he said motorists who wished to celebrate must be exemplary by complying with all road traffic regulations “because the Corps will not spare any driver caught violating established laws.”
While reminding all celebrants to celebrate in strict compliance with all COVID-19 protocols, including using facemask and observing physical distancing in the vehicle, the Corps Marshal called on all road users to respect operatives deployed to ensure the safety of lives and properties “because their presence on the road is for the good of all.”
