The Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC, has warned fleet operators not to tamper with the calibrated Speed Limiting Devices in their vehicles for economic benefits or other purposes.
The FRSC cautioned them to desist from such act or risk impoundment of their vehicles and subsequent compulsory re-installation and calibration of such speed limiters.
This was contained in a press statement by the Corps Public
Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem.
The statement quoted Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye
Oyeyemi, as frowning at the dangerous act and issuing an express directive to
the Zonal Commanding Officers, Sector Commanders and Unit Commanders across the
country to impound at sight, any vehicle caught in the act, have the driver
prosecuted and force re-installation and calibration of the speed limiting
devise.