The Federal Road
Safety Commission on Monday attributed most road accidents in the
country to the use of fake and expired tyres by vehicle owners.
Mr Ikechukwu Igwe, the Cross River
Sector Commander of FRSC, said in Calabar on Monday that fake and
expired tyres were responsible for more than 3,000 road crashes in the
last five years.
He expressed regrets that most Nigerians
still prefer used tyres in spite of the regular sensitisation campaign
carried out by the commission on the need to stop purchase of fake and
expired tyres.
“The FRSC would not relent in its
sensitisation campaign with a view to educating car owners on the
dangers of patronising fake and expired tyres.
“Fake and expired tyres are responsible
for most road accidents in the country today; there is a need for
drivers to stop buying such tyres.
“We will intensify efforts in
collaboration with the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to raid
outlets that trades in fake and expired tyres,’’ he said.
He advised car owners to always check
the expiry date of any tyre they intended to buy, saying that such
checks would prevent them from buying fake ones.
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