Road Safety : LASG Charge Driving School Operators To Impact Qualitative Driver’s Education

15 million motorised trips made daily in Lagos : LASG demands qualitative driver’s education from Driving School Operators.

Emphasises qualitative driver’s education as a crucial component of broader efforts to reduce road traffic injuries and fatalities.

The Lagos State Government has charged Driving School Operators in the State to impact qualitative driver’s education and desist from activities capable of undermining its efforts to improve the traffic situation and road culture among the motoring public on Lagos roads.

Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, gave the charge at the 2025 Train-the-Trainer Workshop organized by Lagos State Drivers’ Institute (LASDRI) for driving school operators and instructors operating in the State.

The event, themed, “Drivers Education: Panacea to Economic Growth and Development”, attracted top government officials from the Ministry of Transportation, road unions and about 200 Driving School Operators across the state.

Speaking at the event, Osiyemi said :

“Lagos, with over 20 million residents and nearly six million registered vehicles, witnesses more than 15 million daily motorised trips and if this scale of movement is not properly managed by competent drivers, it can lead to public health crises, traffic paralysis and massive productivity loss.”

“But if properly governed, Lagos transport ecosystem will continue to drive economic growth not just for the state but for the country and the West African subregion,” he added.

Osiyemi further explained that the workshop aligns with the United Nations Decade of Action on road safety advocacy campaign, which emphasises qualitative driver’s education as a crucial component of broader efforts to reduce road traffic injuries and fatalities.

The Commissioner commended LASDRI for its continuously evolving service platform to meet public transportation safety demands, such as the newly introduced computer-based recertification test, harmonised three-window training, data-backed training processes and the regular Ember months safety advocacy campaign.

Earlier in her welcome address, the General Manager of LASDRI, Mrs. Tiamiyu Afusat, stated that the workshop would offer a unique opportunity for stakeholders in the transport sector to deliberate on government policies and issues affecting the transport sub-sector in the country to improve the quality of service delivery.

Tiamiyu remarked : “By investing in driver’s education, we are not only teaching Drivers how to operate a vehicle, but we are instilling in them the sense of responsibility and awareness that extends to every decision they make on the road. This includes understanding the effects of impaired driving, driving techniques, and the need to respect the rights of other road users, including pedestrians and cyclists”.

• See Also : Poor Service Delivery : LASG Orders All E-hailing Operators To Present Their Vehicles For Inspection