No Helmet, No Riding On Highways — FRSC Issue Conditions For Motorcyclists

No Helmet, No Riding On Highways — FRSC Issue Conditions For Motorcyclists

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Sector Command, has reaffirmed its resolve to apprehend any motorcyclist found riding on highways without a crash helmet.

Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Akure, the State Sector Commander, Dr. Samuel Ibitoye, warned that the corps had intensified its operations to arrest, impound, and prosecute offenders.

According to him, accidents involving helmetless motorcyclists often lead to severe injuries or fatalities, including fractured skulls, broken limbs, and thigh injuries.

“It is good for motorcycle riders to avoid highways completely, but when they find themselves there, they should use crash helmets and not engage in competition with the vehicles, especially heavy vehicles.

“Don’t claim any rights on the way as an exposed road user, please let the vehicle go and have your own life intact.

“There is a sanction for any motorcyclist riding on highways without the use of a helmet.

“The motorcycle will be impounded and fine paid, but that is not the major thing we are preaching. We are preaching the use of the helmet and safety first,” he said.

He urged traditional rulers, religious leaders, and titleholders who ride without helmets to desist from the practice for their own safety.

“Do not say because you are a titleholder or a religious person, that it is only your turban or cap you must wear.

“No, if you want to entertain your titles, don’t go and ride. Please think of your own safety rather than the title you are talking about.

“Crashes do not know religion, it doesn’t know tradition, it doesn’t know titles, and when it happens, it takes you as human and your body goes for it as a motorcycle rider.

“So, if you must ride, wear your crash helmet, and if you don’t want to wear a helmet, please go and board a vehicle or car. Don’t get yourself killed unexpectedly,” Ibitoye said.