The Nigeria Transportation Commissioners’ Forum (NTCF), on Thursday made the case for the restriction of heavy-duty vehicles from moving during the day.
This, they said, would reduce the upsurge in accidents reported across the country.
The commissioners spoke against the backdrop of a recent incident when a container fell on a commercial bus in Lagos killing two people who were staff of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
Hon. Mustapha Jika, spokesman of the Forum in a statement said activities of heavy-duty vehicle operators during daytime “have been unfavorable to traffic management and predictability, and routinely caused fatal accidents on the highways.”
“We observe with dismay the increase in accidents recorded caused by defective/ poorly modified heavy-duty vehicles and unruly drivers. This is why today; we are requesting for a policy document to stop these vehicles from plying the roads during the day,” the commissioners said.
The forum solicited the support of all enforcement agencies in restricting the activities of truck drivers to the evening/ midnight belt of the day.
