As the year gradually winds down and the yuletide season approaches, the Lagos State Drivers’ Institute, LASDRI, has urged the motoring public to take responsibility for their safety to reduce road traffic crashes during the yuletide period and beyond.

Its General Manager, Afusat Tiamiyu, gave the charge at the flag-off of the institute’s Y2026 ember months safety advocacy Campaign at Sabo Motor Garage, Ikorodu, with the Theme:” Ember Bright not Ember Fright”.

Tiamiyu spoke at the venue of the event, which attracted road transport Officials, members, stakeholders and representatives of traffic management agencies.

She said ember months road safety advocacy campaign is a crucial, high-impact annual initiative designed by the institute alongside the road union members to aggressively target the surge in the road traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities triggered by festive travel, heightens commercial activities and end of the end-of-year rush.

According to Tiamiyu, this year’s road safety advocacy Campaign theme underscored the significant impact of human factors in road crashes, highlighting that drivers bear the considerable responsibility for safety on our roads.

She admonished drivers to always “avoid dangerous and distracted driving, obey traffic rules, avoid overloading your vehicle with load and passengers, minimise night driving and avoid drunk driving.”

In his presentation, the representative of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) Comptroller, Oki Emmanuel, explained that ember months are often marked by increased travel and higher traffic volume, leading to rise in crashes and fatalities, hence the need to embrace road transport unions and other relevant stakeholders platform which are very vital in amplifying safety messages and promote safer driving practice on Nigeria road.

Responding, Secretary, National Union of Road Transport Workers, Ikorodu Chapter, Kolawole Sodiq commended the Lagos State Government for flagging off this year’s Ember months safety advocacy campaign at Ikorodu, noting that the state government is passionate and committed to the plight of drivers in the Ikorodu axis.

He, therefore, urged members to always prioritise their health status before driving during this period and beyond.