The Abuse Of Siren In Nigeria

[Rgram]

There’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately, and it’s the way sirens are been used in Nigeria. To be honest, it really bothers me.
I think a siren is supposed to be a special tool for emergencies and for a few recognized authorities, but these days it feels like anybody can just fix one on their car and start causing chaos on the road.

While growing up, I've always believed hearing a siren meant something urgent or maybe an ambulance rushing to save a life, the fire service heading to an emergency, or security agents responding to a serious situation. But right now, that meaning has almost disappeared. You see all sorts of people using sirens. E.g, politicians, their aides, and sometimes even private individuals who have no official role. They drive around blasting the siren as if the road belongs to them, intimidating other road users and creating unnecessary tension.

For me, it has gone beyond just noise. Its about order and respect. Sirens should only be for those who genuinely need them which are the police, the military, medical emergencies, the fire service, and maybe a very top government officials. Not for every wealthy person or politician who wants to feel powerful.

The abuse has made it difficult to tell the difference between a real emergency and someone just showing off. And that’s dangerous because if people stop taking sirens seriously, it could cost lives when an actual emergency vehicle is trying to get through.

Seriously, I feel it’s a clear reflection of the lawlessness in our system. If the use of sirens is not properly controlled, ordinary citizens like me will keep suffering unnecessary stress on the road, while the true purpose of sirens will continue to be lost.

[igebotz]

There’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately, and it’s the way sirens are been used in Nigeria. To be honest, it really bothers me.
I think a siren is supposed to be a special tool for emergencies and for a few recognized authorities, but these days it feels like anybody can just fix one on their car and start causing chaos on the road.

There's a siren violation act by the FRSC and it attracts some fine but no one is enforcing it. How many FRSC do we see on our roads preventing this from happening? To many it's common practice used to evading traffic. It is so bad now that we don't even regards it anymore.

https://frsc.gov.ng/offences-and-penalties/

[Sexylizzy2813]

Back then this sirens you dey talk about na only when police or this van wey dey carry money dey pass nai we dey take hear this sirens noise or even ambulance I think and some other important things you talk too but these days things no dey always be as e be again, wetin really change and who change wetin we been dey enjoy for this country?
Now we dey hear these noise any how and the people wey we think say suppose put things in order na the same people wey dey use wetin them give them for special occasions alone dey take spoil person ears and no be only the sirens sounds, you never observe say even these fluorescent light wey suppose be for government officials cars alone even ordinary civilians wey get cars go even tint the car and add the fluorescent light join, e no suppose be like that and no body dey talk on how e suppose stop or wetin give people mind to do all these things, the way things be in the 90s no be how e be now, knowledge shall increase but for us e no only increase but e increase still spoil the good things for us without us to recover anytime soon.

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[Majestic-milf]

There's a siren violation act by the FRSC and it attracts some fine but no one is enforcing it. How many FRSC do we see on our roads preventing this from happening? To many it's common practice used to evading traffic. It is so bad now that we don't even regards it anymore.

https://frsc.gov.ng/offences-and-penalties/

If the government officials no fit follow the rule of law, nah these ones go come reason am? I just think say things like this dey easily dey overlooked because of how poor the country dey at enforcing and maintaining laws but if nah for something wey go favor them, you go see them rushing to abide by those same rules dem dey break.
 Personally, the only sets of individuals wey suppose make use of that siren nah ambulance because nah them dey rush to go save lives, the likes of the police and even fire service dey most times come to the scene when the whole kasala don burst and nothing else dey for them to do or for the case of the fire service, the citizens wey dey around there go don help do greater part of their jobs for them before you go see them dey blow siren anyhow like say them wan come do better thing.

[Marvelockg]

There’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately, and it’s the way sirens are been used in Nigeria. To be honest, it really bothers me.
I think a siren is supposed to be a special tool for emergencies and for a few recognized authorities, but these days it feels like anybody can just fix one on their car and start causing chaos on the road.

There's a siren violation act by the FRSC and it attracts some fine but no one is enforcing it. How many FRSC do we see on our roads preventing this from happening? To many it's common practice used to evading traffic. It is so bad now that we don't even regards it anymore.

That's the general notion about syrene as it stands. Any regular guy can just place a syrene on his vehicle and blow it at will. You can't differentiate one that's used by the military personnel from the ones that's used by the health care sector. Sometimes, an empty ambulance that's not going for an emergency can just decide to blow his serene at will just because he wants to clear the road for easy access and we all know our regular drivers na, who go gree comot for that road?

We are living in a world where everything is allowed to fly without consequences because those that are supposed to implement laws don't have the character to be professional with everyone. Our politicians when going out for function use sirene to announce Thier presence and will be given free passage far more than an ambulance.

[Rgram]

There's a siren violation act by the FRSC and it attracts some fine but no one is enforcing it. How many FRSC do we see on our roads preventing this from happening? To many it's common practice used to evading traffic. It is so bad now that we don't even regards it anymore.

https://frsc.gov.ng/offences-and-penalties/

Na why government really need to look into all these things. Because if Federal Road Safety Corps dea carry out their obligations very well, then this abuse of sirens way dea every where for the country for no dea too much like that. As e stance now, person no fit quickly tell when real emergencies dea happen when siren blow. cuz we don dea take am say na normal thing.