The Federal Road Safety Corps has announced that persons who receive or make telephone calls while driving, risk bagging a six-month jail term.
Bisi Kazeem, Public Education Officer, of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
He said it is illegal to make calls or receive same while driving, according to the National Road Traffic Regulations, 2012, as driving requires 100% concentration.
Part of His statement reads,
“It is illegal. Driving entails 100 per cent concentration so you cannot be distracted. It is there in the regulation. It is clear from the provisions of Reg 166 (1) that it is illegal to make phone call using EarPods earphone or whatever means.
“It is also clear that phone call is not restricted to telephone conversation between two or more people.
“Anything that will distract you while driving must be avoided. When we do public enlightenment, we even discourage drivers talking to passengers which could cause distraction.
