TRACE boss rolls out road safety tips
Oluwatosin Shonde:
The Corps Commander/Chief Executive Officer, CEO of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) ‘Seni Ogunyemi, has rolled out some guidelines tagged “Road Safety Tips”, believing these would save many lives and property that are being wasted on daily basis in road accidents if motorists could strictly adhere to them.
Assessing the recent increasing rate of road accident in the state during this raining season, Ogunyemi, while speaking on phone with TheCaveat.info, dismissed the notion of some blood-sucking demons let lose from the pit of hell an infiltrated the roads, saying the careless motorists are ‘the demons’ themselves if there was any at all.
“I sincerely believe most of these accidents are man-made. The gods are not to blame. We, human beings must strive to imbibe the culture of doing things right and stop shifting blame of our negligence on the unseen forces”, he said.
Below are the road safety tips:
- Pay attention to the road and the actions of other drivers.
- Avoid making assumptions about the intentions of other road users.
- Alert other drivers of your intentions by using the trafficator and other turn signals.
- Always use your seat belt.
- Obey the yellow light.
- Obey all traffic signals.
- Avoid texting while driving.
- Always stop when you see the red light or stop sign.
- Avoid over speeding.
- Be extra careful when it rains or the weather is foggy.
- Be patient.
- Avoid drunk driving or driving under the influence of drugs.
- While driving, avoid being mysterious and be predictable.
- Be the bigger person by yielding the right of way.
- Avoid unnecessary stops, turns by having a destination in mind.
- Make room for stopped vehicles.
- Make sure you avoid making calls while driving. Also, avoid anything that may take your eyes off the road.
- Only use your headlights when you have to.
- Be courteous towards other road users.
- Make time for proper vehicle maintenance.