The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Gombe State said it intensified campaign on the need for motorists to manage speed while driving.
The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, David Mendie, made this known in Gombe on Sunday during a thanksgiving service at St. James Catholic Church, Gombe to mark the UN 4th Global Road Safety Week.
The UN Global Road Safety Week which started on Sunday has “Managing the speed” as its theme.
Medie, therefore, said: “Research has shown that if an average speed is cut by five per cent, there is the tendency for reduction of fatality by 80 per cent whenever road crash occurs.”
The commander added that the command embarked on a motorcade rally, went to parks and organised talks with commercial motorists on how to control speed by installing speed limiting device in their vehicles.
He said the command had also sensitised people at the Mosque on Friday on the need to reduce speed while driving.
Rev. Fr John Keant of St. James Catholic Church Gombe said drinking alcohol also contribute to road accidents.
He, therefore, advised the public to desist from acts capable of destroying their lives.
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