Do you know that:

Nearly 1.2 million people die in road crashes each year
An additional 50 million are injured or disabled
Road crashes are the leading cause of death worldwide among young people ages 10-24
90% of all road fatalities occur in low and middle-income countries
Road crashes cost USD $518 billion globally, costing countries 1-3%of their annual GDP
(United Nations)

As a nation, I am sure we are one of the countries with the worst road network. Shouldn't we come together and do something POSITIVE about it?  What do you think?


I couldn't see any appropriate heading for the topic on the FORUM BOARD but decided to put it here. I hope it is in order for me to appeal to the moderator to please create a heading on the board for icommunity development related issues.
The world will be marking "The World of Remembrance for all road accident victims come 3rd Sunday of November. Let us join hands together and tackle this monster called road accident and preserve lives.

The world day of remembrance for all road accident victims is a few weeks away - 3rd Sunday of November, this is going to be marked all over the world with different activities to call attention to the negative impact of road accidents on families, friends, nations etc.

Here in Nigeria some NGOs, Federal Road Safety Commission and some individuals are coming together to identify the various activities that can be carried out in Lagos State with particular attention being focused on our attitude on the road.

I can hear some people laughing and saying "it can never work in Lagos"

Well believe it can if we put our mind to it. We can have a Lagos where drivers will beging to obey road signs, traffic rules, have respect for other road users etc.

To be part of this, please call 08022900558