Specialist company sets up pet project to challenge holdups in Lagos

Lagos is known for a lot of things, some good and some bad.

The traffic situation is one of the bad things Lagos is known for.

In other to curb this undesirable problem, Traffic Warehouse, a specialist company has come up with their pet project, a programme called ‘traffic school.'

According to thisdaylive, the 'traffic school,' which will be aired on television and radio in order to educate the public about road safety rules, traffic code and traffic management, is to change the perception of road users.

The Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Princewill Amuchie, shed light on the programme in a recent conference organised by the ccompany.

“Most of the accidents on our roads today are caused by poor driving. If everybody is aware of road signs and obey them, road auto crashes will reduce. It is not only roads, we are also focusing on the airport and seaports too, so that the public will be properly informed about the traffic situation.

“This initiative came as a result of the desire of traffic warehouse to go beyond the sales of traffic devices to improving traffic situation in the state. We are also in the business of road marking, and airport marking. At traffic warehouse, we have established a name as a leading brand in all contemporary safety solutions in Nigeria today.

“We are a one-stop shop for traffic safety solutions, traffic safety devices and personal equipment such as speed bumps, road stud, traffic cones, speed limit devices, reflective vests and road furniture. Therefore it is vital we give back to the society through this pet project.

"While Convitech, the parent company is the engineering aspect of traffic warehouse which carries out the engineering oriented functions, road and airport marking.”

"For the television programme, viewers will have to send their challenges and opinions to our website, (www.trafficwarehouse.com.ng) and twitter handle. While for radio, it will involve a call in programme where listeners will call in to air their views and opinions.

“In the programme, there will be a segment known as traffic club, it will address the bad habits in the usage of road such as someone crossing the road when there is a pedestrian bridge, somebody crossing the road and using ear muffs, someone crossing the road and making calls at the same time, wrong overtaking and a host of other bad ills will discussed. If a street has a bad road or spot, our crew will go there and capture the road, show it on the television programme for government to know about it."

"We aim to better this country especially in the area of road usage. We have the backing of LASTMA, FRSC, and Traffic Radio. We are making arrangements to get one of the televisions station to partner with us and we are calling on other lovers of safety to join the campaign to solve these traffic challenges.”

According to Mr. Princewill, the programme which kicked off on August 11, 2015, on radio, (Lagos Traffic Radio 96.1 fm, every Tuesday, from 4-15-5pm)

Traffic Warehouse will take ‘traffic school' beyond Lagos, to Abuja, Port-Harcourt, and the South-east region of the country soon.