The Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA), in a strategic bid to forestalling avoidable road crashes across Oyo State during these Ember months, has reeled out speed limit advisories to motorists across the State.

Executive Chairman, Mogaji Fagbemi disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists at the Administrative Headquarters of the Authority, Agodi, Ibadan, on some of the arrangements the agency has made to ensure an itch-free yuletide season across the State.

The Chairman advised taxis and buses to maintain a maximum speed of 50km/hr within built up areas like streets in towns, villages and cities.

“Retrospectively, the Authority has observed that over-speeding and reckless driving accounts for over 80% of road crashes recorded in the first and second quarters of the year 2020 alone and it is anticipated that the usual surge in the volume of business and transactional activities in the State would skyrocket during these ember months and thus, add significant pressure to road traffic.

“This informed our decision to direct motorists across the State to obey the national regulations on speed limits which imposes maximum limit of 100Km/hr for cars on any highway in Nigeria. Taxis and buses are expected to maintain 50Km/hr within built up areas in towns, villages and citites. Articulated vehicles like tankers and trailers are expected to maintain a maximum speed limit of 50Km/hr on highways and 60Km/hr on expressway respectively”, he said.

While warning motorists that speed kills, he also urged them to adhere strictly to these directives at all times and to install speed breakers in their vehicles in order to avoid the temptation of over speeding.  

The agency thereafter implored citizens to call for help in accident situations through its hotline: +2348114390097, Twitter: @oyrtma1 , Facebook  and Instagram, @officialoyrtma