Daily Post Nigeria FRSC unveils new strategies to curb road crashes Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport News FRSC unveils new strategies to curb road crashes Published on October 3, 2024 By Ochogwu Sunday The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has unveiled groundbreaking strategies to combat Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs), shifting focus from motor park rallies to community-based initiatives across the country. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Olusegun Ogungbemide said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Ogungbemide said the Corps was concerned about the loss of steam and relevance of the motor park rally style of reaching out to drivers and members of the public in its campaign for safer road environment.
He said that the Corps had changed to the Town Hall meetings and press conferences as the alternative campaign strategies while not totally negating motor park rallies. Ogungbemide noted that over the years, the Corps had always relied on the motor park rally method of public enlightenment programs by which drivers and travellers were gathered at the parks. This, he said, were where road safety education and enlightenment issues were shared to them through interactive sessions with the participants.
“The Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed approved the use of town hall meetings, on transit campaigns and press conferences as the most suitable means of communicating road safety messages to the target groups which every command has .