National Women Executives of Association of Drivers Instructors of Nigeria (ADIN) during the first international conference of driving instructors in Abuja
Recommend better road infrastructure for safety
Stakeholders at a conference organised by the Association of Driving Instructors of Nigeria (ADIN) have agreed to send a bill to the National Assembly on regulation of motoring in the country.
They were of optimistic that if passed, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), the Nigeria Police Force, road transport unions as well as the Road Transport Employers Associations (RTEAN) would be given definite roles to play without overlapping functions.
Speaking with The Guardian yesterday in Abuja, one of the facilitators for ADIN, Mr. Frank Ehi, said several lapses in road management were being witnessed daily by transport operators, which have negatively affected the sector.
He said: “Today, there are lots of lacuna in our laws that have become difficult for proper training of drivers in the country. We have now agreed that a bill to regulate road management and driving be sent to the National Assembly.”
In his presentation on ‘’The effects of economic growth on vehicle users and the associated vehicular hazards in the society,’’ a lecturer with the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Mr. Salihu Aliyu, said: “Motor vehicles are major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions because they run on fossil fuels, thereby reducing the cost of transportation. Motor vehicles have contributed to the decentralisation of urban areas which is generally thought to have negative consequences, although there is no consensus on the reasons why it should be so.’’
He said there was need for government to use technology and proper training to address the issues. He also recommended that public safety regulations be strengthened by government to ensure compliance with traffic rules and punishment for offenders.
Aliyu stated that optimal traffic control systems have an ideal role in maintaining safety on roads and that the issuance of driver’s licence based on presentation of driving school certificate as being practised in Nigeria be sustained. He also recommended that cleaner vehicle technologies, such as the use of compressed natural gas diesel retrofits, among others, be encouraged.
Proprietor, Chikonz Driving School, Onitsha, Anambra State, Mr. Obiozor-Anazonwu Patrick Olatunde, who spoke with The Guardian, said that the various resource persons delivered interactive lectures that covered cognitive, psychoactive and effective domains.
He stressed that participating instructors could effectively apply the principles in training their clients.Also, the Managing Director of Ears Driving School, Lagos, Olumuyiwa Oke, said the conference had succeeded in bringing all Nigerian instructors together for the first time to share ideas.
This conference has given us a view of what is happening outside Nigerian driving procedures. It has also taken us off from the pressure of recession,” he said.
Source: Guardianngr