The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says it will sanction any fleet operator found sabotaging the implementation of the Speed Limit Device.

Dauda Biu, the acting Corps Marsha, gave the warning in his keynote address at the 2022 Annual Safety Managers Retreat in Abuja on Thursday.

The statement read, “It should be noted that the Corps’ recent appraisal of public transportation vis-à-vis general implementation of the Road Transport Safety Standardisation Scheme has also revealed an unacceptably low level of effective compliance with installation of the Speed Limiting Device.

“Lapses observed included non-installation or tampering with the device, connivance with vendors to secure compliance certificates without actual installation, calibration above the approved speed limits and so on. These shall no longer be tolerated as the Corps will not hesitate to sanction violators henceforth.

Speaking further the acting Corps Marshal said, “Please remember that we are already in the ’ember’ months which are usually characterised by increased mobility, a frenzy of activities, pressure to meet targets and unfortunately a period when many drivers (especially commercial drivers) throw caution to the wind by speeding, taking little or no rest at all with its resultant negative consequences (crashes).

“It is our hope therefore that Safety Managers would do the needful to ensure that their drivers observe all required safety precautions of road use within this period and beyond,” Biu added.