SAFETY: Ogun AMORAN Chairman, Otunba Nurudeen Aina Alowonle Welcomes All Motorcycle Riders To Another Week, Urges Them To Adhere Strictly To All Safety Rules

SAFETY: Ogun AMORAN Chairman, Otunba Nurudeen Aina Alowonle Welcomes All Motorcycle Riders To Another Week, Urges Them To Adhere Strictly To All Safety Rules

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June 12, 2023

The Ogun State Chairman of the Articulate Motorcycle Owners & Riders Association of Nigeria, Otunba Nurudeen Aina Alowonle welcomes you all to another great and brighter Week and advised all motorcycle Riders to obey safety rules.

Bike in many States are considered vehicles, have the same rights and the same responsibilities to follow the rules of the road as motorists. When riding, always:

- Go With the Traffic Flow: Ride on the right in the same direction as other vehicles. Go with the flow, not against it.

- Obey All Traffic Laws: A Bike is a vehicle and you’re a driver. When you ride in the street, obey all traffic signs, signals, and lane markings.

- Yield To Traffic When Appropriate: Almost always, drivers on a smaller road must yield (wait) for traffic on a major or larger road. If there is no stop sign or traffic signal and you are coming from a smaller roadway (out of a driveway, from a sidewalk, a bike path, etc.), you must slow down and look to see if the way is clear before proceeding. This also means yielding to pedestrians who have already entered a crosswalk.

- Be Predictable: Ride in a straight line, not in and out of cars. Signal your moves to others.

- Stay Alert at All Times: Use your eyes and ears. Watch out for potholes, cracks, wet leaves, storm grates, railroad tracks, or anything that could make you lose control of your bike. You need your ears to hear traffic and avoid dangerous situations; don’t wear a headset when you ride.

- Look Before Turning: When turning left or right, always look behind you for a break in traffic, then signal before making the turn. Watch for left- or right-turning traffic.

- Watch For Parked Cars: Ride far enough out from the curb to avoid the unexpected from parked cars (like doors opening, or cars pulling out).

Above all, we need to live safely and allow others live safely too, most of the accidents these days could be averted and avoided if we keep to the aforementioned safety rules.

"May God continually safe and protect us all in this new week and even beyond." Alowonle prayed.