The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Agency (Task force) has impounded I34 commercial motorcycles plying restricted routes along CMS , Marina, Apongbon and Yaba . Chairman of the agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi ,who paraded the suspects said they were arrested for flouting traffic regulations and riding along restricted routes at CMS, Marina, Apongbon and Yaba.
He stated that the agency was compelled to embark on the clampdown following enormous complaints about the illegal activities of the motorcyclists and the rate at which they rode carelessly, thereby putting lives of motorists and pedestrians in danger. CSP Egbeyemi disclosed that the clampdown would stretch to all axis of Victoria Island, Ajah, Lekki to put a check to the illegal operations and plying on restricted routes.
He further said that,
” The routes are restricted in accordance with the Lagos Traffic Laws which states that every motorcycle operator must wear crash helmets, be above 18 years, not ride on kerb/median/road setbacks, avoid restricted routes, must not carry more than one passenger/pregnant woman/adult with baby/Child below 12 years, not install any musical gadgets, must wear an apron, not operate beyond 10pm, operate with a rider’s permit and have their motorcycle registered with the government.
He harped on the recklessness of the ORide motorcyclists who are gradually becoming a problem on our roads, driving against traffic, riding on the fly over and not minding the casualties that might occur. He admonished them to adhere to the Lagos traffic rules if not the agency would be on them.
