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Use Of Google Maps While Driving, Not An Offense - FRSC

Use Of Google Maps While Driving, Not An Offense  - FRSC

 

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, has said that the use of Google Maps while driving does not constitute an offence.

FRSC was reacting to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) where the Corps' Sector Commander, Ayuba Gora, on record saying that using Google Maps while in motion is prohibited.

“To state the obvious, we have always enlightened the public on the position of the law on the use of phone while driving which the Sector Commander tried to emphasize during the flag off,” he said.

“The statement he made during the flag off buttresses the position of the Corps, which is that any driver who intends to deploy the use of Google map while driving must have it set on the phone before embarking on the journey, not while the vehicle is already in motion as this could be dangerous to the driver and other road users, and can lead to road traffic crash.

“We say this because available records have shown that use of a phone for whatever purpose; be it text, voice calls, chats, browsing, setting google map to find a location, etc while driving could be distractive and can easily lead to loss of concentration. This has led to many road traffic crashes with attendant loss of lives and properties.

“On the strength of this, the Federal Road Safety Corps wishes to reiterate its position on the use of phone while driving as a dangerous and hazardous road traffic behaviour which has led to unwanted and avoidable road crashes.

“We, therefore, call on all motorists who intend to deploy the use of google maps on their phone, especially during the festive season when traffic density is high, to activate such before setting the vehicle in motion to ensure 100 per cent concentration on the wheels.” The spokesman said.

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