This is just as FRSC expressed worry over increased rate of death from inadequate child restraint in vehicles in the country.
Speaking in Abuja at the joint kick-off campaign on the use of Appropriate Car Restraints for children, in partnership with the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Corp Marshal of the FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, who identified speed limit violation as another cause of road traffic crashes, said this is a menace that needs to be addressed.
The Corps Marshal, who spoke through Charles Theophileus, Deputy Corps Marshal, Motor Vehicle Administration, disclosed that about 39 per cent of road traffic crashes recorded between January and August 2014 was due to speed limit violation.
“It should be further pointed out that speed limiter controls the maximum speed of equipped vehicles and are efficient and powerful tools for speed management. Active speed limiters directly control speed by applying counter force on the accelerator or through the engine fuel injection system,” he said.
President of the NSE, Mr Ademola Olorunfemi also at the event noted the vulnerability of children to road crashes due to inadequate car restraint.
He, however, tasked parents on paying attention to children and infants while on board, by strictly adhering to the prescribed child restraint measures.
“It is pertinent to note that the three major factors involved in road accidents are, the driver, the vehicle and the road. Two of which road and vehicle are products of engineering.
“In my case, children are more vulnerable because of their tenderness and fragility, hence it is our collective responsibility as parents and professionals to ensure the reduction of road crashes involving children, most of which result to death.”
Source: Tribune
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