Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail

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Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by limcar(op): 9:29am On Sep 04, 2021

The Federal Road Safety Corps says it is illegal to receive or make telephone calls while driving, regardless of any wireless gadget used for such communication.

The FRSC also said drivers who make or receive calls behind the wheels with AirPods, EarPods or any form wired or wireless earphones and handsfree mode risk six months in jail.

FRSC Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, in an interview with Saturday PUNCH, said driving requires total concentration and road users should not take any risk on their lives.

He said it is illegal to make calls or receive same while driving, according to the National Road Traffic Regulations, 2012.

Kazeem said, “It is illegal. Driving entails 100 per cent concentration so you cannot be distracted. It is there in the regulation.

“It is clear from the provisions of Reg 166 (1) that it is illegal to make phone call using EarPods earphone or whatever means.

“Anything that will distract you while driving must be avoided. When we do public enlightenment, we even discourage drivers talking to passengers which could cause distraction.

“The law may not make it an offence but at the same time, it can distract you, even changing your cassette (while driving) can distract you and result to accident.”

https://punchng.com/motorists-driving-with-earphones-risk-six-months-in-jail-frsc/

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by Charmingrascal(m): 9:31am On Sep 04, 2021

How can you be driving with your earpiece on.

It is wrong and 6 months jail is not too much

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by Nobody: 9:33am On Sep 04, 2021

I dey connect my phone Bluetooth with my car Bluetooth.

So I no dey break any law when making a call, unless them go say make I no dey talk at all.

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by Buckeyemedia1: 9:38am On Sep 04, 2021

DubaiLandLord:
I dey connect my phone Bluetooth with my car Bluetooth.

So I no dey break any law when making a call, unless them go say make I no dey talk at all.

Foolish Road Safety Commission (F.R.S.C.), they should also impose 1 year in jail for listening to our radio, Zombies.

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by Illuminatiship(m): 9:40am On Sep 04, 2021

Road safety too don fraustrate

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by WonderManly(m): 9:43am On Sep 04, 2021

Ehen...

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by sapientia(m): 9:48am On Sep 04, 2021

What did Nigerian law say about it specifically?

Threat and intimidation

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by thoollz: 9:59am On Sep 04, 2021

First off, it was don't use your phone while driving, now it is don't use earbuds/Airpods or earpiece. Very soon, it'll be don't look while driving. Rubbish.

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by Nuelito: 9:59am On Sep 04, 2021

Well ...safety first

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by zombieHUNTER: 9:59am On Sep 04, 2021

How can one then answer calls?...

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by cbrezy(m): 9:59am On Sep 04, 2021

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by SarkinYarki: 10:00am On Sep 04, 2021

even changing your cassette (while driving) can distract you and result to accident.”

Who even changes cassettes while driving these days ? You can see these people are still living in the 80s

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by money121(m): 10:00am On Sep 04, 2021

Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by Diggjigg(m): 10:00am On Sep 04, 2021*

Mmmm

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by SarkinYarki: 10:02am On Sep 04, 2021

Bluetooth hands free system is now a standard in all cars so maybe FRSC should just outrightly ban any cars that come with them ...Bunch of idiotas that keep disgracing themselves cheesy

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by ch3ckm8: 10:02am On Sep 04, 2021

How does this make any sense? They should also ban having a discussion while driving.

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by fnep2smooth(m): 10:02am On Sep 04, 2021

Backward people

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by armadeo(m): 10:03am On Sep 04, 2021

Lol.

There is a reason they are called hands free.

Retards

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by jeff1607(m): 10:04am On Sep 04, 2021

Charmingrascal:
How can you be driving with your earpiece on.

It is wrong and 6 months jail is not too much

They should also be flogged on the spot

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by Nobody: 10:04am On Sep 04, 2021

I guess I'm going to jail y'all

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by BeardedTraveler: 10:06am On Sep 04, 2021

That's a good idea

Check my profile for phone deals

Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by unite4real: 10:06am On Sep 04, 2021

From the explanation I think they have missed the part where a driver is not supposed to talk to any passenger while driving.

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by twilliamx(m): 10:07am On Sep 04, 2021

Madness

Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by potent5(m): 10:09am On Sep 04, 2021

Na wah o

Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by blaise26abj(m): 10:09am On Sep 04, 2021*

So developed economies that design and manufacture cars with Bluetooth and buttons to pick up calls on the steering wheels are stupid for doing so right ?Not surprised . When we have idiots in power that can’t produce pencils start employing imbeciles into key positions , we will keep having such stupidity .

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by Xscape047: 10:10am On Sep 04, 2021*

Nice

Cause of many accident....due to risky lifestyle

Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by madgoat(m): 10:11am On Sep 04, 2021

Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by Kobicove(m): 10:11am On Sep 04, 2021

This is something that still confounds me...why would a person be driving and listening to music through earpiece in both ears?! huh

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by joviegghead: 10:13am On Sep 04, 2021*

Hmm
This doesn't make sense.

They should have just banned drivers from talking at all.

Driving concentration doesn't require your using mouth. Just your eyes, leg, hand and a mind which easily multitask.

The hand-free provisions are made to allow drivers focus on the road while having conversations.

Are you saying I've gotta park and waste my time just to make a call?

The license is an indication of skill and expertise and I don't think something as insignificant as talking is enough to erode a driver's concentration on the road.

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by seyiojomu(m): 10:13am On Sep 04, 2021

Earphones, Airpods and the likes are categorized as handsfree and labeled a comfort feature to ease using the phone itself.

FRSC why now?

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by SecretReporter(f): 10:13am On Sep 04, 2021

Nah ur motor ?

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Re: Motorists Driving With Earphones Risk Six Months In Jail – FRSC by Kobicove(m): 10:14am On Sep 04, 2021

seyiojomu:
Earphones, Airpods and the likes are categorized as handsfree and labeled a comfort feature to ease using the phone itself.

FRSC why now?

Those things cause distraction when driving, having a lengthy phone discussion while driving is dangerous!

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