Dr. Kayode Olagunju is the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Rivers State. In this interview with ANAYO ONUKWUGHA, he speaks on Nigerian drivers and efforts of the agency to maintain sanity on the roads.
How can you describe the average Nigerian driver on the road?
An average Nigerian driver is aggressive. An average Nigerian driver believes that nothing will happen to him even when he blind-folds himself and drives in the night. An average Nigerian driver believes that he knows it all even - when he does not know. He puts the blame of every road crash on the other person, not him. Whenever there is a crash, the average Nigerian driver does not see his own fault, rather, he sees the fault of the other person, and he puts the blame on him. That is a major issue. When that driver dies through dangerous overtaking, the family also believes that the wicked had done their worst.
