Lagos traffic law has reduced okada accidents by 95% – Kayode Opeifa

The Commissioner of Transportation in Lagos State, Mr Kayode Opeifa, has claimed that since the Lagos Traffic Law came into existence with the restriction of motorcycles-Okada- on major highways, accidents involving Okada has reduced by 95 per cent.
Mr Opeifa made this known on our weekend show Sunrise, where he also revealed that a reduction of 32 per cent has been recorded in the number of people committing traffic offence.

“We have recorded 32 per cent reduction in the rate at which people commit traffic offences” he stated, adding that “we have also recorded 35 per cent decrease in the reduction of accidents involving okada and other vehicles and 95 per cent reduction in just okada accidents.”

Confirming this development, the Zonal Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr Ademola Lawal, stated that “the Lagos Traffic Law is helping to get safer roads with the restriction of okadas as drivers can now drive on Lagos roads without thinking that someone can destroy one’s side mirror.”

http://www.channelstv.com/home/2012/11/10/lagos-traffic-law-has-reduced-okada-accidents-by-95-kayode-opeifa/

Great!

Excellent

Good development.

Traveled along Lagos-Ibadan Express way today and saw this hip of motorcycles with their riders in a trailer.
Just wondering where they're heading to

Eko oni baje o,
But which state won baje? With those motorcycles leaving Lagos for another state, I pray it's not mine
Oyo government are for sure not going to give them space to breadth, with the way they're closing unauthorized motor parks in Ibadan.
Aregbe, you should also pass it on till they reach their final destination.

The benefits will get clearer to the antagonists with time.

Lagos can only get better...BRF, we are solidly behind you in all your efforts to bring sanity and orderliness to our city

Which means accidents generally has reduced by 5.5%

Confirming this development, the Zonal Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr Ademola Lawal, stated that “the Lagos Traffic Law is helping to get safer roads with the restriction of okadas as drivers can now drive on Lagos roads without thinking that someone can destroy one’s side mirror.”

So that is what this is all about at the end of the day, right?

pro01:

So that is what this is all about at the end of the day, right?

no! Just part of the problems.

Duh!!!! Why accident no go reduce when Okada no dey Oya remove motor cars and see if motor accident no go reduce by 105%... Abi remove Air planes and see if air accidents wont reduce

cars should also be ban from the roads to eliminate accidents completely. what nonsense, there can only be accident if something is moving on the road, what a stupid story. some of the okada drivers are already terrorising their communities now.

95% reduced?

The way govt officials throw out their stats is mind bugging, 95%?

How did they arrive @95% reduction? Please someone would reference the 32% in traffic offenses.

Anyway, good for Lagos...

2015 is around the corner, we will know if the people love the policy or not.

Why not also ban cars so that accident involving cars will reduce by 95%?Foolish pple!

Since there are no okadas..... It shuld reduce to 100%



But then..... How much has the rate of unemployment and armed robbery increased.

Accidents may seem to have reduced.... But how about the other indirect effects??

Good, why not accidents in general? That of okada can reduce because they hardly ply these days!

@ topic, I'm not sure how the figure "95 PERCENT" was arrived at: Is it based on monthly, quarterly, biannual or annual figures? Fine, the rate of accidents MAY have actually reduced, but the way government officials bandy these figures about makes me wanna puke. It would have been comical if it wasn't so downright annoying.

It's the same way they'll tell you that they are doing "massive" road rehabilitation, when all you'll see on site are a couple of equipment lying round.

What a country.

Politicians and Magicians have one thing I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ common, they take your attention off the reality!!

ACN is a grand master in trickery and jingoism!!

Anytime the party has an agenda, constant statistics kept pouring out!!

But what's the percentage of
A) bad roads
B) unemployed youths
C) crushed okadas etc

Ȋ̝̊̅ support the limiting of the operation of the okadas to trunk C roads but ACN sabi do wayo sha!!

Intellectual wayo!!

This integration plan of ACN looks more of a political secession... Gravitate away from the centre!!

At least, its better than the charade of PDP trying to take credit for solving problems they created(boko haram + fuel subsidy)..

Statistics is been thoroughly abused,They should present us with all the breakdown of accidents,traffic infringement,robbery and others in Lagos for some years,and allow us do our analysis.not quoting percentage.

Nice. It much better dis way

whatever

manny4life: 95% reduced?

The way govt officials throw out their stats is mind bugging, 95%?

How did they arrive @95% reduction? Please someone would reference the 32% in traffic offenses.

Anyway, good for Lagos...

that's the disadvantage of scoring F9 in mathematics/statistics.

So una fit dey here dey praise fashola?

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Paul John: Good development.

Traveled along Lagos-Ibadan Express way today and saw this hip of motorcycles with their riders in a trailer.
Just wondering where they're heading to

Eko oni baje o,
But which state won baje? With those motorcycles leaving Lagos for another state, I pray it's not mine
Oyo government are for sure not going to give them space to breadth, with the way they're closing unauthorized motor parks in Ibadan.
Aregbe, you should also pass it on till they reach their final destination.

Bye to bad rubbish!

Great great job. Fashola for life

For all of una wey dey tnk dat mallam, if una papa dey drive okada una go no say well dey 2type..foolish people wu shud provide alternative b4 any action

HNosegbe:



Congratulations, gentlemen. Locate the nearest refuse dump to redeem your prizes.

na wetin dem dey drag 4 naija loaded evritym/day..I call it tantrum!

bisikeys: Duh!!!! Why accident no go reduce when Okada no dey

Don't miss the point here bro! Okoda where removed from the high ways where they are prone to accidents due to reckless driving.