The Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) has launched an Enlightenment Centre, particularly for site visitors violators.
The OYRTMA chairman, Major Adesagba Adekoya (rtd), introduced this in Ibadan shortly after participating some site visitors violators apprehended on Wednesday.
Adekoya mentioned the centre goals to teach people who’ve damaged site visitors guidelines within the state by means of screening of accident documentaries, offering them with crucial information and understanding to keep away from future violation and promote safer street practices.
Adekoya mentioned the day by day train is aimed to teach site visitors violators in regards to the penalties of driving or driving towards site visitors guidelines, sustaining that it’s essential to proceed educating them in regards to the risks of violating site visitors guidelines.
He asserted that the company’s function goes past processing site visitors offenders for fines or judicial proceedings, “as we value compliance at this agency.”
“That is why we established this centre to enlighten offenders about dangers of violating traffic rules and regulations,” he mentioned.
He additional said that almost all offenders, after the enlightenment, “will pledge not to violate traffic rules again, having seen the dangers including amputation, dismemberment, and even death.”
Adekoya additional said that tickets can be issued after the documentary train, and offenders would face the tribunal, which might decide the penalty, “because we have embedded fairness into our system, adhering to the rule of law”.
He emphasised that the train is carried out day by day because the company operates between Monday and Saturday.
The chairman urged all motorists and different street customers to all the time obey site visitors guidelines, stressing that obedience is extra vital than sacrifice and that the company prioritise compliance over fines.
Some offenders, who spoke with newsmen, mentioned they discovered helpful classes from the accident documentary they watched.
A industrial driver, who recognized himself as ‘Kampo’, mentioned the documentary taught him the significance of street indicators and site visitors lights.
He vowed by no means to take pointless dangers whereas driving.
A industrial tricycle operator, John Eniafe, mentioned that the accident documentary made him realise the usefulness of facet mirrors and promised to use the teachings learnt.
