Speaking at a news briefing in Ikeja, the Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde |
Speaking at a news briefing in Ikeja, the Commissioner for
Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, described the TMS as a traffic law
compliance initiative.
Mr Oladeinde said the TMS, a handheld device, would allow
for real-time capture of picture and video evidence of road traffic and vehicle
compliance violations as they occur.
He said that in line with the Smart City status of the
state, the innovation would align with traffic management structure on traffic
law violations and compliance checks.
According to him, it will be a resolution of the perennial
traffic gridlock issues caused by traffic violations within the state.
“The innovation will aid the eradication of fine-payment
controversy between traffic law enforcement officers and violators, as only electronic
payments guarantee the clearance of a violation from the violators’ list.
“An offender may choose to visit a traffic court and present
the violation number for the violation he/she wishes to challenge.
“It will help in electronic verification of the authenticity
of driving licences, vehicle licences and number plates, which will
significantly assist in achieving the goal of clamp down on motorists with fake
licences and number plates,” he said.
The commissioner said with the use of the TMS device, the
need for traffic law enforcement officials to have any contact whatsoever with
traffic offenders on the road would be reduced significantly.
He said the officials would only face the duty of capturing
violations, which would enable efficient and effective traffic management as
their primary duty.
Mr Oladeinde said the government’s goal was to modernise
operations and simplify enforcement, by eliminating situations that facilitated
impediments and caused counterproductive results on the roads.
He said that residents would experience transparency at its
peak with the use of the TMS, as it would expose in detail the violations, with
the provision of video and picture evidence.
According to him, such evidence will aid the resolution
process and give specific financial penalties within the ambit of the law.
”Reports of physical abuse of our traffic management
personnel will be eliminated, as there will be no need for face to face
resolutions and will create a strong deterrence to traffic offences, which will
significantly reduce the traffic situation in the state.
”I enjoin the good people of Lagos State to support the
initiatives of the Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration, as this is a
pointer to better transportation sector, as promised at the beginning of this
journey in the Year 2019.
”I enjoin the good people of Lagos State to support the TMS
initiative as a better management of Traffic Violations,” he said. (NAN)
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