Adelani Adepegba, Abuja

The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that it will commence the enforcement of psychiatric test on traffic law offenders in the country with effect from July 1, 2017.

The Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, stated this at the opening of a five-day training programme for 22 FRSC officials on traffic safety for non-motorised transportation in Abuja on Monday.


corps to change the behaviour of motorists through education and enforcement.

Oyeyemi said, “We are worried about the continuous use of phone while driving, traffic light violations, route violations and dangerous driving.

“We have invited the commanding officers for a strategic session on Friday. We will give them full directives to resume the referral of all these classes of offenders to various government hospitals for check of their mental state.

“I think it is an act of irresponsibility for somebody to be driving and be using phone or for a traffic light to stop you and you are jumping the line.

“It means something is wrong with your mental faculty. So, there is a need to examine this, to really check whether you are fit to drive, whether you have the mental capability to drive or not.

“The offender will bear the cost. When they confirm that he is fit, then he will go for retraining programme and pay the fine.”

He argued that the purpose of the mental examination for offenders was not to generate revenue but to engender attitudinal change.

“Fine is not the issue; the issue is we need a positive attitudinal change by Nigerians. We cannot continue to be having fatal crashes due to traffic light violations, people jumping the traffic lights, I think it is crass irresponsibility,” the Corps Marshal stated.

He stated that the FRSC was empowered by its enabling Act to undertake the proposed psychiatric examination.


http://punchng.com/psychiatric-test-for-traffic-lawbreakers-begins-july-1-frsc/

Correct, especially those road users who are fond of plying one-way

this one serious

pythonkid:
this one serious

Yes

Yaba go full b dah

Nice idea. But as usual, it will not work. Because nothing works in Nigeria.
Either the FRSC officials will be collecting bribes to let offenders go (which they have been doing since time immemorial), or those public hospitals that are already over flooded with patients and grumpy underpaid staff will just be handing out "Normal Mental Health" certificates to everyone that comes along.

crazyABO:
Yaba go full b dah

Na so Baba

The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that it will commence the enforcement of psychiatric test on traffic law offenders in the country with effect from July 1, 2017.

How about psychiatric evaluation of governors and presidents?
I can bet with my left ball Bubu won't pass psychiatric evaluation.

After the test, what next?

On federal roads abi

That will be a good start.

Unnestly some drivers in.lagos need dis test...... Expecially danfo drives...

good one, cos many of them are not correct in d head

I will finally have proof that most Nigerians are mentally sick

More patronage for Psychiatric hospitals....


The Lord works in mysterious ways.

Lol

This is serious

Start with danfos

Ok

what of mumu FRSC officials that cause accident due to their lack of sense and greediness

Useless country, like there isn't more important things to focus on.

Na so, lmao

This is a welcome development, safety of life is paramount and as such should not be taken with levity

I trust many people will not like this development, but in a sane clime, this is the best way to go.
I am still calling on the relevant bodies too to ensure full enforcement of this and heavy fine should be weighed on culprits

I believe the test should even be before issuing anybody with the driver's licence.

A lot of drivers on our roads are not fit sit behind the wheels.

FRSC should first undergo the test THEMSELVES because there is no driving school in Nigeria, and yet they do issue driving licences to individuals. it is strange that these guys just come up with ideas that do not make sense.

They should include uniformed escorts and drivers of govt officials, as they are the no 1 culprits who break traffic rules.

Ijaya123:
The test should even be before issuing them licence.

ha ha ha

You can say that again

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TippyTop:

How about psychiatric evaluation of governors and presidents?
I can bet with my left ball Bubu won't pass psychiatric evaluation.

u need to grow up and quit this nonsense talk....it is no longer funny

nurex01:
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja

The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that it will commence the enforcement of psychiatric test on traffic law offenders in the country with effect from July 1, 2017.

The Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, stated this at the opening of a five-day training programme for 22 FRSC officials on traffic safety for non-motorised transportation in Abuja on Monday.


corps to change the behaviour of motorists through education and enforcement.

Oyeyemi said, “We are worried about the continuous use of phone while driving, traffic light violations, route violations and dangerous driving.

“We have invited the commanding officers for a strategic session on Friday. We will give them full directives to resume the referral of all these classes of offenders to various government hospitals for check of their mental state.

“I think it is an act of irresponsibility for somebody to be driving and be using phone or for a traffic light to stop you and you are jumping the line.

“It means something is wrong with your mental faculty. So, there is a need to examine this, to really check whether you are fit to drive, whether you have the mental capability to drive or not.

“The offender will bear the cost. When they confirm that he is fit, then he will go for retraining programme and pay the fine.”

He argued that the purpose of the mental examination for offenders was not to generate revenue but to engender attitudinal change.

“Fine is not the issue; the issue is we need a positive attitudinal change by Nigerians. We cannot continue to be having fatal crashes due to traffic light violations, people jumping the traffic lights, I think it is crass irresponsibility,” the Corps Marshal stated.

He stated that the FRSC was empowered by its enabling Act to undertake the proposed psychiatric examination.


http://punchng.com/psychiatric-test-for-traffic-lawbreakers-begins-july-1-frsc/

So why won't the bastard FRSC start with Government convoys, military persons driving their private or official cars against traffic, bullion vans and police officials who don't obey traffic laws and drive against the flow of traffic?