The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Edo Sector Command, on Thursday said that it had neither approved nor endorsed any company for the production or sales of the proposed speed limiting devices.
The Sector Commander, Mr. Oluwasusi Familoni, said this during the presentation of the 2014 certificates of compliance to fleet operators in the state that participated in its Road Traffic Safety Scheme (RTSS).
Familoni said that this was solely the responsibility of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON).
He, however, said that enforcement of the devices would commence with commercial vehicles on the interstate and intercity routes and assured the operators of the Corps continued support.
The sector-commander speaking on the RTSS called on fleet operators in the state to comply with the provisions of the scheme so as to reduce auto- crashes on the roads.
According to him, RTSS is a road transport regulatory policy which stipulates the minimum safety requirements for fleet operators and other road users.
He said that fleet operators who complied with the scheme were certified as road safety compliant transport companies.
“It has become important for fleet operators to implement the RTSS as it is meant to ensure safety on the roads; as well as to reduce to zero level, road crashes and fatalities.
“There has been a rise in road crashes involving haulage operators and about 20 tankers and trailers were involved in road crashes around the state in the last two weeks.
“The crashes claimed several lives and property and it was to prevent such that the corps introduced the certification exercise”, he said.
He said the exercise concentrated on operators’ safety, drivers’ safety and the safety of the vehicle.
The Sector Commander, while congratulating fleet owners whose operators passed the 2014 certification exercise, urged others yet to be certified to urgently implement safety measures as prescribed by the corps.
He said that out of the 96 registered fleet operators in the state, 56 were recommended for certification while 42 eventually passed the final certification.
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