The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said that by 2030, there would be zero deaths from road crashes.
Corps Marshal of FRSC, Shehu Mohammed, Corps Marshal of FRSC stated this during his presentation as a guest speaker at the maiden stakeholders town hall meeting on the theme: “Stakeholders Engagement: A Critical Component for Safer Lives” in Makurdi.
Mohammed, represented by the Assistant Corps Marshal and Zonal Commanding Officer Yusuf Haruna Mcilt, mentioned that 90 percent of road crashes happened due to human factors.
He also noted that overspeeding is the leading cause of fatal crashes.
He said, “It’s our hope that by 2030, even though road crashes happen, there would be zero deaths. We will continue to educate our people that speed causes death. Any accident that happens and there is death, speed is involved.
“When a driver travels between 20 to 50 kilometers per hour, even if they hit something, it might only damage the brake light or gasket, but the passengers are unlikely to be harmed.”
“However, driving at speeds exceeding 80 to 100 kilometers per hour can lead to serious consequences, and it’s the impact from these speeds that often causes fatalities. So, in any crash where someone dies, speeding is almost always the cause, ” he added.
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