FRSC to Set Undercover Agents Against Reckless Drivers

The Federal Road Safety Corps has said it will soon deploy undercover operatives in commercial vehicles to monitor the behaviours and assist in the arrest of reckless drivers.

This is part of its efforts to check the rate of road crashes during this year’s ember months.

The FRSC Unit Commander for Ijebu Ode, Mr. Issa Seidu, made this known on Wednesday during the commencement of the 2012 end-of-the-year campaign and rally.

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Seidu said the Passenger Road Watch, which was one of the two key issues introduced by the corps into this year’s ember months’ campaign.

He said, “We have decided to incorporate into this year’s campaign two key issues. The first of this is Beyond the Road Project that will focus on the driver’s state of health and behaviour and to make him fit as road users through checks for high blood pressure (BP) and sugar level, while the Passenger Road Watch will involve plain clothes operatives of the corps travelling in commuter buses.

“He would monitor the drivers’ behaviour in the course of the journey, caution them and if the driver refuses to yield to his advice, he will immediately alert the nearest FRSC Patrol Team along the route for the arrest of the driver.

“We are going to intensify our monitoring of drivers’ behaviours as they journey through our routes and anyone arrested for such violations such as over-speeding, dangerous driving, dangerous overtaking, route violations and overloading would be arrested and the vehicle impounded until after the festivities, while the driver will be arraigned before a competent court.

“The names of the transport companies so arrested will be forwarded to the appropriate quarters to have their operational licences revoked.”

The Ijebu Ode FRSC unit commander blamed the high rate of road crashes being recorded on the recklessness of drivers on the highways.

Source: Punch