Mr Luka Ikpi, the new FRSC Sector Commander in Edo State, on Wednesday said that arrangements had been concluded to install speed limit device on vehicles to reduce road accidents in the country.
Ikpi said this when he visited the Auchi Unit of the FRSC in Etsako West Local Government Area.
“A speed limit device can be installed in a vehicle to check speeding.
“Once you get to a particular speed, you will find out that you can never exceed that limit.
“This device is in use in many countries and it has been successful,’’ he said.
Ikpi said that excessive speeding was one of the major causes of road accidents across the country, adding that Edo had the highest number of road crashes in the country.
The sector commander said that the command had deployed more patrol teams to Asaba-Benin-Onistha, Benin-Auchi-Okene and Benin-Ore- Lagos corridors since September.
“We want motorists to feel our presence on the highway, and we want to carry out a motorised public enlightenment campaign from No. 6 as a result of the need to ensure road safety during the `ember months’,’’ he said.
Speaking, Mrs Achibong Nseobot, the FRSC Unit Commander in Auchi, noted that the redeployment of Ikpi to the Edo sector was borne out of his achievements in efforts to reduce road crashes in Adamawa, Delta and Jigawa states.
“Many travellers pass through the state to other parts of the country. So Mr Ikpi’s posting to Edo is to mitigate road crashes in this axis,’’ she added.