He said he if road users were aware that they would go to jail for committing traffic offences, they would drive carefully.
Amaechi said human factors, not bad roads, were the major causes of road accidents.
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FRSC Corps Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi said the rally, which was ongoing in the 36 states of the country, was to enlighten and sensitise drivers on safety measures as they conveyed people in and out of their stations during the Easter break.
He said in this year’s January alone, the corps recorded about 200 deaths from road crashes in midnight journeys.
He urged that transport drivers be subjected to eye test and ensure that their visions were good enough to drive.
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