Motorists should stop using worn out tyres and wipers to avoid crashes, especially in the rainy season.

According to Federal Road Safety Corps, a good wiper is necessary because it gives a clearer vision, especially during the rainy season, which allows the driver to see clearly.

Its Ojota Unit Commander, Innocent Etuk said though there had been improvement in drivers’ attitude on the road as a result of sensitisation and awareness by the corps, there was the need to emphasise on the use of good tyres and wipers during the rainy season.

Etuk also appealed to motorists to shun negative attitudes and habits while driving.

He said the corps would not hesitate to arrest and prosecute any erring driver who flouted any of the traffic laws and regulations.

The unit commander said if a vehicle tyre is not in good shape in the rain or at any particular point in time, it might lead to crashes that would affect other vehicles on the road.

“So, these two things are very important, especially during the rainy season, to avoid multiple crashes on the road,” he said.

Etuk also appealed to motorists to shun negative attitudes and habits like drink driving, smoking of hemp and cannabis, dangerous driving, overloading, exceeding speed limits or making calls and sending text messages while driving.

He said the corps would not hesitate to arrest and prosecute any erring driver who flouted any of the traffic laws and regulations.

Lagos State Sector Commander of FRSC, Hyginus Omeje, had urged commuters and transport unions to join the corps in cautioning drivers to mitigate road carnage.

Omeje made the appeal at the 2018 West Africa Road Safety Organisation (WARSO) Day held in Lagos.

He said road crashes had been gradually and steadily declining in the last three decades of FRSC establishment, since 1988.