Agency warns public against travelling at night

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) is asking motorists to avoid travelling at night due to a couple of accident-related fatalities that occurred during night-time travels.

In a press release, the Corps Public Education Officer, Corps Commander, Imoh Etuk, gave reasons why accidents are likely to occur at night.

"Since the human eye takes time to adjust to new levels of light, a driver on night trip suffers temporary vision impairment when moving from bright areas(motor way intersections in the urban centres) to dark areas(rural areas where there is minimal road lights).

At 100 metres/ph, a vehicles moves at 28 metres per second, meaning that the lives of all occupants of such vehicles will be put to serious danger when the driver suffers a temporary loss of sight”.

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He added that the agency was not restricting people from travelling at night, rather it was enlightening the public on the dangers that are associated with travelling at night.

“This underscores why we embark on robust public awareness campaigns for Nigerians to appreciate the grievious dangers of travelling at night at the moment because of the absence of the proper indices to ensure the safety of those who prefer to travel at night”.

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Do you agree that travelling at night increases the chances of being involved in a fatal accident?