babyosisi:
How many of those reckless drivers are alcohol and drug free or don't you know that is the number one cause of reckless driving?

babyosisi:

Rubbish
Did accidents start with the introductions of cell phones?
Show me your statistics
FYI I don't see psychiatric evaluation in the medical tests
There is no alcohol breathalyzer tests
There is even no way to enforce it
Do you have a driver database of any sort
Are there road worthiness tests for vehicles plying the roads?
Planes and choppers are falling off skies too and the problem is poor maintenance more than anything else
Roads in Nigeria are death traps and someone is advocating medical tests
Abeg

How many of those reckless drivers are alcohol and drug free or don't you know that is the number one cause of reckless driving?

thelastPope:

Lol! Another Nigerian in diaspora talking like he has a clue. Most of you are armchair critics who spew assumptions like true knowledge. Like I said before, you have no records or statistics, FRSC does. And yes for your info, there is road worthiness test, achohol test and more in FRSC. Ask questions and you will receive answers instead of talking as if you know. And the height of your ignorance is to say you didn't see psychiatric evaluation in the medical tests. Were you expecting him to spell out every detail of the policy and project in a press conference? You are veru funny. If you want the details, contact their office and you can learn a thing or too instead of criticising ignorantly on a public forum! Nigerians and their pride. Alway wanting to act like they know anything. If you knew even a little ounce, you would have contributed something to Nigeria's wellbeing

dazz661: I think all these new FRSC ish is just to make more money! I had to pay N12,350 for a new driver's license yesterday & didn't find it funny!I didn't see any convincing reason to pay such an amount....

thelastPope:

Not true at all at all. You are still living in 1990. God help you if road safety catch you. You will do 3 months test and test to ascertain your mental state. Some of you just post wrong information from your desk. You cannot subvert FRSC system. They are one of the most efficient force in Nigeria. Most people who claim they got FRSC licence through the back door actually got fake licences and it was not issued by FRSC!

question:
Before the hullabullah of medical tests for driver's license, FRSC should do the following.
1. Ensure the roads are fixed and repaired.
2. Put the road and traffic signs.
3. Install speed cameras.. Lol.

On a serious note, I cannot remember the last time I saw a speed limit sign on a Nigerian road.

Fatdon: FRSC Launches New Drivers’ License That Requires Medical Verification


The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has launched the new commercial drivers’ license with security features that require a mandatory medical certification of drivers before issuance.

According to the Corps Marshall of the commission, Mr Osita Chidoka, the new license has security features, intelligence camera and biometrics that will mandate a medical certification for all commercial drivers before issuance.

He noted that the new license will be issued to commercial drivers after verified medical certificates on hearing and eyesight.

Hypertension and blood sugar level among other requirements.

Statistics reeled out by the Corps Marshall showed that up to 40 per cent of road accidents between 2007 and 2010 across the country resulted to almost 13,000 deaths involving commercial drivers.

This is the reason for the launch of the new commercial drivers’ license that will require all commercial drivers to present their medical verification before being issued the new license.

Also to be mandated for commercial drivers is a compulsory standard driving school check and a yearly retraining programme to be handled by the drivers’ unions.

The issuance of new drivers’ licenses will commence immediately as stated by the FRSC, while all old licenses will be phased out by September 2013.

This new developments was welcomed by key players in the transport sector such as president, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Alhaji Najeem Yasin and the Special Assistant to the Minister of Transport, Dikko Bala.

The Corps Marshall said other categories of licenses will also be released shortly.

It is believed that when fully in use, the new license will build a good data base of drivers and vehicles and help curb the high rate of accidents involving commercial vehicles in the country.

http://www.channelstv.com/home/2012/12/17/frsc-launches-new-drivers-license-that-requires-medical-verification/

Mogidi: This is the reason for most accidents.

talk true: What if the driver goes back to his way of life after obtaining the license.