Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has flagged off the Year 2023 Ember Months’ Public Enlightenment and Safety Advocacy Campaign with the newly launched LASTMA Female Elite Corp.

The agency said the safety of life and property is paramount to government; hence, the campaign is designed to engage the motoring public on the need to be safety conscious and respect other road users.

In a statement, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo Taofiq, quotes Acting General Manager, Bakare Oki, as saying: “Traffic law enforcement officers are friends of the public; the behavioural attitude of most drivers is what makes them to be apprehended often.”

He admonished private and commercial bus drivers to imbibe attitudinal change when they are behind the wheels.

The LASTMA boss also enjoined the motoring public not to be reckless but obey all traffic rules and regulations.

He said: “Drivers must take good care of themselves and do away with bad habits, like smoking, drunk driving, and making phone calls while at the wheels.”

Also speaking, the Coordinator of LASTMA Female Elite Corp, Biola Aina, an Assistant Chief Traffic Superintendent, admonished the commuting public not to allow commercial interests, occasioned by high volume of vehicular movement, to override public safety on the road.

She warned that ignorance of the law is not an excuse, adding that members of the public should expect a new face of LASTMA with empathy, civility and a humane approach to motorists.