Lagos Plan To Teach Early Road Safety Through Schools

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority say it’s School Traffic Safety Advocacy Programme dey aim to reform how young Lagos people dey behave. Taofiq Adebayo, wey be LASTMA spokesperson, talk this for statement on Thursday. E describe the STS‑AP as flagship initiative wey dem design to instill traffic discipline, civic responsibility, and life-preserving values inside the city youngest generation. Mr Adebayo talk say the programme don grow from small sensitisation drive reach one big educational campaign wey dey shape future custodians of Lagos road safety culture. According to am, the initiative no be only bureaucratic reform but na quiet revolution for how people dey behave. “E transform classrooms into nurseries of civic virtue, children into apostles of discipline, and families into allies of enforcement. For city wey disorder dey pose as destiny, shaping youthful consciousness towards road safety na both government work and moral covenant. The success of this programme reaffirm say road safety no be job for officers alone but na responsibility wey everybody get, wey dem dey nurture from childhood,” na wetin he talk.

Mr Adebayo still talk say as Lagos dey chase status of global-city, legacy of Olalekan Bakare‑Oki fit measure not just from ease of traffic but also from lives wey dem save. E say programme go alert future generation to value of order inside movement. E add say through school engagements, workshops, dramatized role‑plays, and road‑safety simulations, children dey learn no just traffic codes but value of human life wey no fit compromise. “Pedestrian discipline, understanding signage, proper use of pedestrian bridges, seatbelt culture, and safe cycling dey presented no as rules but as habits wey people suppose embody. For schools across the metropolis, LASTMA officials no show like harsh enforcers but like caring tutors, turning road safety from punishment to teaching. The child wey stop for zebra crossing or insist on using pedestrian bridge go become seed of transformation for next generations,” Mr Adebayo talk. He further say under Mr Bakare‑Oki, The programme don expand join body with Lagos State Ministry of Education. “The initiative don now include visual technologies, animated safety clips, and gamified simulations to engage pupils. E don also improve LASTMA image showing officers as nurturers of safety, guardians of discipline, and stewards of innocence,” na wetin he add.