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The Federal Road Safety Corps says it is illegal to receive or make telephone calls while driving, regardless of any wireless gadget used for such communication.

The FRSC also said drivers who make or receive calls behind the wheels with AirPods, EarPods or any form wired or wireless earphones and handsfree mode risk six months in jail.

FRSC Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, in an interview with Saturday PUNCH, said driving requires total concentration and road s should not take any risk on their lives.

He said it is illegal to make calls or receive same while driving, according to the National Road Traffic Regulations, 2012.

Kazeem said, “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.

“Anything that will distract you while driving must be avoided. When we do public enlightenment, we even discourage drivers talking to engers which could cause distraction.

“The law may not make it an offence but at the same time, it can distract you, even changing your cassette (while driving) can distract you and result to accident.”

https://punchng.com/motorists-driving-with-earphones-risk-six-months-in-jail-frsc/

How can you be driving with your earpiece on.

It is wrong and 6 months jail is not too much

I dey connect my phone Bluetooth with my car Bluetooth.

So I no dey break any law when making a call, unless them go say make I no dey talk at all.

DubaiLandLord:
I dey connect my phone Bluetooth with my car Bluetooth.

So I no dey break any law when making a call, unless them go say make I no dey talk at all.

Foolish Road Safety Commission (F.R.S.C.), they should also impose 1 year in jail for listening to our radio, Zombies.

Road safety too don fraustrate

Ehen...

What did Nigerian law say about it specifically?

Threat and intimidation

First off, it was don't use your phone while driving, now it is don't use earbuds/Airpods or earpiece. Very soon, it'll be don't look while driving. Rubbish.

Well ...safety first

How can one then answer calls?...

But not for this protagonist in “Baby Driver” Movie

even changing your cassette (while driving) can distract you and result to accident.”

Who even changes cassettes while driving these days ? You can see these people are still living in the 80s

Ok

Mmmm

Bluetooth hands free system is now a standard in all cars so maybe FRSC should just outrightly ban any cars that come with them ...Bunch of idiotas that keep disgracing themselves

How does this make any sense? They should also ban having a discussion while driving.

Backward people

Lol.

There is a reason they are called hands free.


Retards

Charmingrascal:
How can you be driving with your earpiece on.

It is wrong and 6 months jail is not too much

They should also be flogged on the spot

I guess I'm going to jail y'all

That's a good idea

Check my profile for phone deals

From the explanation I think they have missed the part where a driver is not supposed to talk to any enger while driving.

Madness

Na wah o

So developed economies that design and manufacture cars with Bluetooth and buttons to pick up calls on the steering wheels are stupid for doing so right ?Not surprised . When we have idiots in power that can’t produce pencils start employing imbeciles into key positions , we will keep having such stupidity .

Nice

Cause of many accident....due to risky lifestyle

This is something that still confounds me...why would a person be driving and listening to music through earpiece in both ears?!

Hmm
This doesn't make sense.

They should have just banned drivers from talking at all.

Driving concentration doesn't require your using mouth. Just your eyes, leg, hand and a mind which easily multitask.

The hand-free provisions are made to allow drivers focus on the road while having conversations.

Are you saying I've gotta park and waste my time just to make a call?

The license is an indication of skill and expertise and I don't think something as insignificant as talking is enough to erode a driver's concentration on the road.

Earphones, Airpods and the likes are categorized as handsfree and labeled a comfort feature to ease using the phone itself.

FRSC why now?

Nah ur motor ?

seyiojomu:
Earphones, Airpods and the likes are categorized as handsfree and labeled a comfort feature to ease using the phone itself.

FRSC why now?

Those things cause distraction when driving, having a lengthy phone discussion while driving is dangerous!