Anybody caught making calls while driving risks five years jail –FRSC warns motorists
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned drivers who pick and receive calls while driving on the road of risking a five-year jail term upon arrest and prosecution.
According to the FRSC, anyone caught making phone calls or answering calls with any ear gadget while driving faces a five-year prison sentence.
The Corps underlined that receiving calls while driving is unlawful, regardless of the wireless device used for such contact.
According to Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Education Officer, driving demands complete concentration and road users should not jeopardize their lives.
“It is illegal. Driving entails 100 percent 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 calls using EarPods earphones or whatever means.
“It is also clear that a phone call is not restricted to a telephone conversation between two or more people.
“Anything that will distract you while driving must be avoided. When we do public enlightenment, we even discourage drivers from 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 in an accident”, Kazeem stated.
