pekelepekele: [b]I had a deep thought about it that maybe banning of trailers , heavy trucks and Fuel tankers movement during the day will reduce accident rate but I arrive at the conclusion that it won't work! and it is even better if they are moving by the day than night .

First , Imagine a fuel tanker having a break failure at night and then entering into the street filled with houses and it caught fire , The number of causalities including houses and properties that will get lost will be greater than that of the night .

]Most people will already be aslept ,before they call for fire service and before the people living in the burning houses get any attention they would have died from fumes from the fire and also with the state this country fire service is , That they don't even work properly during the day probability that they will work at night is zero if we won't lye to ourselves . I mean sh1t happens but nobody pray for it.

Second , I have been driving around now with my own vehicle during the day and club , bars at night I can boldly tell you that those heavy trucks , tankers and others you see driving slowly during the day doesn't do that at night in fact most teenagers would have come to the conclusion that those heavy trucks and tankers can't speed at all because the way they move during the day. It's a big lye ,

Those tankers you see are responsible for the death of people you see by the road side in the morning or either inside the gutter because the rate at which they speed during the night and even with only single head lamp or none at all with their big horn . it's just too dangerous for this big trucks to be moving at night,

In addition their won't be road safety officers at night to challenge them if they have no headlamps and if they are against any traffic law , they can even collide with each other and one of them speed off .

Bad roads is also another great problem their are some roads you will drive through during the day and you will think you have known the road better to drive fast through it at night without knowing that the few hours between the time you passed through that road and the time you are returning from the place you went , Their could have been some new pot holes created by either accidents or heavy rain and if any tanker driver had that same thought and speed through a pot hole it would be an accident.

Another are the tanker drivers , the use of drugs and alcohol among them and then driving around a faulty truck without brakes saying I will manage it is another big problem.

Just my own opinion [/b][/color]

trix!:



Do tankers and trailers move about during the day only in PDP states?

tess22: Walk The Talk: Ban Daytime Movement Of Fuel Tankers And Trailers In Nigeria!

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke

Did you know that in less than one month, over 100 people have died as a result of accidents involving fuel tankers and trailers? Just yesterday another accident involving a trailer claimed 5 more lives in Anambra State. Innocent men, women and children have been burnt to ashes and crushed to death because fuel tanker and trailer drivers have refused to pay heed to traffic regulations. The victims of those accidents never bargained for it, it could happen to anyone tomorrow.

Its not enough to say R.I.P, will you channel your anger and frustrations to making a difference or will you continue to act indifferent? If you are willing, then please join the campaign to ban daytime movement of fuel tankers and trailers, on the following pages, also feel free to drop comments and suggestions.
Thank you.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StopFuelTankerAccidentsNow

Twitter (@StopRoadCarnage)

Online Petition: https://www.change.org/petitions/the-minister-of-transport-nigeria-ban-daytime-movement-of-fuel-tankers-and-trailers-2

akinwaleok:

u r very right

trix!:



Do tankers and trailers move about during the day only in PDP states?

danniekute: i support the campaing totally. These Dangote trailer drivers are killers.

kingoflag:


In the last elections who did you vote for? If you voted PDP, then do yourself a favor, swallow whatever pain youre feeling ---- becuase you know, like I know, nobody is gonna listen to you---- and try to do what's right next go around.

mebad: 2nd to comment

Nightshift: The federal government must not delay in putting to an end the carnage caused on our roads by truck and tanker drivers. The influx of technically questionable Chinese trucks have equally worsened the accident situations on Nigerian Highways. Let them ply the roads from 7pm to 6am only.

sammie-d:
If they cause this much accident in d day...I wonder what will happen at night..imagine dem running into residential area at night...@op...pls go do more research...asking dem to move at night for me is even more dangerous...it's not a working idea...

almasterpiece: 4th.
its going to end here. reason been that occupy 9ja even tried. what happened? nothing. Dana air its still flying.Pls op get some job

ARES: Ever done abuja - lokoja at night? Then u will know that these truck drivers are straight from hell...

manny4life: Banning truck, trailers and heavy duty trucks is not only silly but economically dangerous to a growing economy like Nigeria. Isn't it those trucks that deliver good to you every morning? Here's a simple scenario

Assuming that a Refinery in Port Harcourt is scheduled to deliver PMS products to Gas Station in Lagos, which is about 300+miles away, meanwhile this gas station is low on inventory.


From the consumer side It's more likely that the gas station will run out of inventory and what does that translate into - LOST REVENUE. When you have lost revenue, you can get it back as time flies. When u can't get it back, you may not be able to pay salaries, pay any debts, and what have you. Also, when you and I as final consumers go to that station to fill up and there's no gas - either u leave and return next day or u go else where, that's translated into wastage of resources - time and money - and has caused unnecessary inconvenience. This is a simple ripple effect of such ban

From the manufacturer/refiner side, excess unturned inventory without storage capacity is low revenues as well. You know why, gas stations will only adjust their schedules to meet their needs. In fact, the ripple effect will affect the economy directly.

If you ban tankers, trailers and what have u from moving in the daytime, it's very likely that Nigeria will lose billion by the day. Transportation, just like the actual goods being transported is a revenue component. What need to be done is strict enforcement/guidelines. All trucks must be road worthy... PERIOD.

almasterpiece: 4th.
its going to end here. reason been that occupy 9ja even tried. what happened? nothing. Dana air its still flying.Pls op get some job