The Federal Road Safety Corps have been called upon to slash the prices of speed limit devices to enable inter-state transport operators purchase and install the limiters easily.
Chairman, Abalị park chapter of the National Union of Road transport workers in the state, Comrade Stephen Orlu, stated this in a chat with our correspondent, Tina
Stephen, shortly after a sensitization rally organized by the Road safety to commemorate the 2018 West African Road safety Organisation Day.
Comrade Orlu explained that the speed limit device is a welcome development to reduce carnage on high ways across the country but urged the Road safety to drop the price to make it easily affordable to drivers.
“The speed limit has not been fully implemented as some drivers cannot afford it. The cost is also affecting the dishing out of speed limiters to road users. We have held several meetings with them but nothing has been done. We are still expecting them to come out with reasonable points where we can now comply”
He also lauded Federal Road Safety Corps for their effort at sensitizing road users on safety
“Road safety is contributing immensely in the area of sensitizing drivers on the need to drive safely, like the area of educating drivers on the dangers of swapping from one lane to another”
Meanwhile, Deputy route commander, Public Education officer, Federal Road Safety corp, Rivers command, John Micheal, while fielding questions from journalists on the speed limiters said prices of the device is not determined by the Federal road safety.
“The FRSC responsibility is to formulate the policy and enforce the policy. As for their concern, their are a number of speed limiters device in Port Harcourt. What we can do for them is to invite the vendors to make presentation to them and they discuss directly with these vendors, reach an agreement on how to get it at a reasonable price”
He further cautioned vehicle owners to desist from handing over their vehicles to unlicensed drivers for commercial purposes.
