The Oyo State House of Assembly Bill that proscribes fines for erring motorcycles and their operators has been met with wide appraisal and acceptance.
Olayinka Gbolahan, who has been in total support of the bill since it’s been in its first reading has described the bill as a “serious development by the Oyo state government, most especially, the House of Assembly headed by Rt. Hon Debo Ogundoyin to curb crimes and reduce road accidents”.
The bill stipulated that commercial motorcycle operators should register their Bike with the Ministry of Works and Transports to obtain Cycler’s permit number and Identity Card and also, a person who rides a motorcycle recklessly or negligently shall be guilty of an offense and liable to conviction to a fine of N10,000 or two years imprisonment.
Gbolahan, also advocated that “the House need to add that any Okada seen carrying babies and minors should be subjected to a fine or penalties too as getting on Okada is dangerous and should be a personal choice. As babies and minors cannot make such choices, they should not be exposed to the risk”.
