Christmas Season Motoring:How to Deal With Fatigue

RICHARD GLADMAN [dropcap]D[/dropcap]uring this festive season most of us will be running around shopping and meeting with friends and family to celebrate their hard earned break.  Even though we hope most drivers will have managed to get their full eight hours sleep, this isn’t always the case and we need to be aware we could…

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Survey Indicates Growing Public Demand for Reduction of Drink-Drive Limit

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] new survey by Brake, the road safety charity and Direct Line has found that nearly 80% (78%) of drivers think the drink drive limit is too high and more than half (54%) of drivers think the drink drive limit should be reduced to an effective zero tolerance limit of 20mg/100ml. The results of the survey suggest…

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Alcohol, a Major Cause of Road Accident Not Blood Sucking Demons

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ontrary to insinuation that road accidents are caused by blood sucking demons and bad roads during ember months, alcohol has been described as the major factor responsible for road traffic crashes in both developing and developed countries. Lagos Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Hyginus Omeje disclosed this recently during his address at the flag…

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Trailers Kill 1,048 people in Nigeria

[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ot less than 1,048 people have been killed by tankers and trailers in Nigeria from January to November 2016. The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, revealed the figure, when speaking at an Interactive Session with Stakeholders in Road Transport Sector held in Abuja on Wednesday.   According to him,  770…

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