Whew! That's a big one oh. You know those times when you miss your way because the signs are badly placed? Those ones are like traps. There's this one just before Unilag, that sign is so unclear and the police are always there waiting to arrest you! I've fallen victim of that one once oh.
I hope with this new bill, Lagos state government will spend sometime making signs more noticeable and understandable.
Motorists
that drive on one-way traffic in Lagos will now pay a fine of N50, 000
or serve a three year jail term, following the passing of the new bill
the Lagos State House of Assembly on Sunday.
The bill which
comprises new amended traffic law, is now before the governor Babatunde
Fashola for his assent. The bill stipulates that driving in a direction
prohibited by the road traffic law will attract a fine of N50, 000 or
three year jail term or both, while a first offender gets one year term.
The bill also stipulates that bullion vans that drive driving in a
direction prohibited by the road traffic law will be forfeited to the
state government while vehicles abandoned on highway will be fined N50,
000.
According to schedule (1) section (2) of traffic offences and penalties
as stated in the bill, riding a motor-cycle popularly referred to as
Okada by Lagosians against traffic, riding on the kerb, median or road
setbacks, first time offender will paid N20,000 fine while subsequent
offender will pay a fine of N30,000 or the riders motorcycle be
impounded.
Operating a motor-cycle in a restricted area on or prohibited route attracts N20, 000 fine or the motor-cycle impounded.
Schedule II, section (4) of the bill listed prohibited route for
motorcycle and tricycle on major highway in Lagos. The highways are
Lagos- Ibadan expressway, Apapa- Oshodi- Oworonshoki, Lagos- Ikorodu
Road, Lagos–Abeokuta Expressway, Eti-Osa- Lekki- Epe expressway, Funsho
Williams Avenue, Agege Motor Road
Source: ChannelsTV
Source: ChannelsTV
