The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Abuja on Thursday launched a Mobile Application and National Crash Reporting Information System, (NACRIS) targeted at verifying drivers license, number plates, speed detector, amongst others.
The Road safety said that the Application would also provide services such as eye witness report, emergency reports, black spot, national traffic radio, speed limiter verification, driving school standardization scheme verification, reminder for drivers license, vehicle paper renewal, and emergency contacts.
In his remarks , the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr. George Akume, said that the launch of both digital platforms which will raise awareness and sensitize bus drivers and passengers on the potential causative factors of road traffic crashes, marks a giant stride in the effort of the corps at implementing policies and creating a safer motoring environment by reducing crash-related injuries and deaths on the highways.
He also said that despite the FRSC’s innovativeness and implementation of measures against reckless driving and improper road use, 2,776 persons were killed and 16,000 injured as a result of road traffic crashes between January to July 2024.
He further said that the figures call for concern for both governments and non-governmental stakeholders on road safety, and the need for more efforts and urgent action towards reducing the figures to its barest minimum.
While commending the FRSC for its efforts in aligning with one of the cardinal objectives of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the current administration, targeted at digital transformation and economic growth of the nation, the SGF reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to ensuring that those projects are sustained through adequate support for the benefit of Nigerians.
Also, The Corp Marshal of the FRSC, Mr. Shehu Mohammed, said that the mobile application is a software that can be used to alert the corps on sensitive road safety issues through programmed features such as assisted speeding, dangerous driving, verifying vehicle documents, among others.
He also said that the proper application of these features is expected to drastically reduce injuries and fatalities resulting from road traffic crashes.
The Chairman House Committee on FRSC, Mr. Abiodun Derin Adesida, urged the public to use the mobile application effectively to foster a culture of safe driving.
