Stakeholders in the transportation and road safety sectors have called for proactive measures and strict enforcement of traffic rules and regulations to curb traffic accidents in the country.
The stakeholders particularly called for the assessment of penalties for traffic violations to make them more stringent to prevent reckless driving and disregard for traffic rules by motorists.
They made the suggestions during a roundtable and dinner organised for critical stakeholders in transportation and road safety matters on Tuesday in Abuja.
The event with the theme, `the challenges of pre-crash, crash and post-crash issues in Nigeria; the way forward’, was organised by Road Safety Stakeholders and Humanitarian Forum of Nigeria.
The FCT Commissioner of Police, Mr Haruna Garba, who was in attendance at the event, called for a coordinated response strategy to crashes to minimise casualties and provide effective support to victims and their families.
He said the existing road safety laws should be evaluated and strengthened to align with international standards.
