3rd Term
WAYS
OF REDUCING ACCIDENTS
Functions
of federal road safety corps (FRSC)
§ Preventing or minimizing accidents on the
highway;
§ Clearing obstructions on any part of the
highways;
§ Educating drivers, motorists and other
members of the public generally on the proper use of the highways;
§ Designing and producing the driver’s license
to be used by various categories of vehicle operators;
§ Determining, from time to time, the
requirements to be satisfied by an applicant for a driver’s licence;
§ Designing and producing vehicle number plates
§ The standardization of highway traffic codes;
§ Giving prompt attention and care to victims of
accidents
§ Conducting researches into causes of motor
accidents and methods of preventing them and putting into use the result of
such researches;
§ Determining and enforcing speed limits for all
categories of roads and vehicles and controlling the use of speed limiting
devices;
§ Cooperating with bodies or agencies or groups
in road safety activities or in prevention of accidents on the highways;
§ Making regulations in pursuance of any of the
functions assigned to the Corps by or under this Act.
§ Regulating the use of sirens, flashers and
beacon lights on vehicles other than ambulances and vehicles belonging to the
Armed Forces, Nigeria Police, Fire Service and other Para-military agencies;
§ Providing roadside and mobile clinics for the
treatment of accident victims free of charge;
§ Regulating the use of mobile phones by
motorists;
§ Regulating the use of seat belts and other
safety devices;
§ Regulating the use of motorcycles on the
highway;
§ Maintaining the validity period for drivers’
licences which shall be three years subject to renewal at the expiration of the
validity period; and
Roles of
the Traffic Wardens
1.
Assisting the police in keeping a look out for
stolen vehicle
2.
Reporting parking offences
3.
Traffic control
4.
Issuing fixed penalty notices to offenders
5.
Monitoring the use of parking meters,
controlled parking zones and one-way systems
6.
Checking for infringements of waiting
restrictions and restrictions on the loading and unloading of goods
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