Mr Anthony Oko, the Edo
Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ) says 50 per cent of
the road crashes in the country are due to poor sights of drivers.
Oko made the assertion
during a sensitization programme and free eye test organised in Benin by the
command, in collaboration with the Optometrists Association of Nigeria, Edo
chapter.
He said that because of
this drivers needed to check their sights regularly, adding “to prevent
accidents, we need to do eye tests,” he said.
He said that the
essence of the programme was to enhance accurate driving and prevent accidents
on the road.
He said road crashes
were caused by human, mechanical and weather errors, stressing that the human
element usually led to colossal loses.
“Not everybody knows
how to drive under the rain,” he added.
In his remarks, Dr
Onoriode Ateka, Secretary, Optometric Association of Nigeria, Edo chapter, said
it had been observed that most road accidents were as a result of unclear
vision of drivers.
Ateka said there was
the need to educate drivers on the importance of sight to guarantee safety on
the road.
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