Federal Road Safety Commission,FRSC, says error of judgment on the side of motorists who overtake is the highest cause of accidents on roads.

FRSC Ijebu-Ode Unit Commander, Assistant Corps Commander, Austin Ekele, said narrow roads, bad roads and multiple sharp bends were obvious features on the nation’s road network, which “makes overtaking a risky and dangerous venture’’.

Ekele warned that as a driver, one must exercise extreme caution and patience before committing to overtake as the manoeuvre can backfire with any slightest misjudgement, saying the only way to safeguard oneself was to adhere to prescribed speed limit, while calling for attitudinal change on the side of motorists and cyclists.

He also warned drivers against driving ‘one way’, in the direction prohibited by law as a way to cut corners or create short cuts.

The FRSC boss described the act as being insensitive to the safety of other road users, who would be forced to face the oncoming vehicle thereby causing head-on collision, saying it was important to recognise that there was no short cut to safety other than to obey traffic rules and regulations for us to stay alive.