The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has begun the enforcement of the road traffic law, using the new method of booking offenders on the spot and allowing them to continue their journey without seizing the vehicle, according to Punch Newspaper.
The offenders are to be given seven days to pay their fines, after which they will be arrested at home.
At the test run of the exercise, which kicked off at the Ojota area of the state on Friday, four drivers and their vehicles were arrested for allegedly violating the traffic law.
The General Manager of LASTMA, Bashir Braimah, explained that the new development is part of the the policy of the Governor Akinwumi Ambode-led government.
He also said, “The non-accommodation approach of offenders’ vehicles after booking will send signals to drivers and those who engage in transportation that the road traffic laws are still in existence and must be obeyed at all times. What changed is the method of implementation of the law.
“The new approach will work because there will be no hidden place for traffic violators as the offenders are expected to make payment of their various fines within the docket of seven days and present their tickets at LASTMA offices. Failure to comply means that they will be arrested at home after the expiration of the grace.”
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Source: Punch Newspaper
