Ridwan Oliyide
The Oyo State House of Assembly has passed a bill into law to hinder the operation of motorcycles on the road beyond 10pm.
PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the bill which was passed into law on Tuesday in Ibadan was meant to reduce the use of motorcycles to commit crimes within the State.
The Chairman, House Committee on Works and Transport, Olatunde Kehinde, explained that the bill which was a further amendment to the Control of Commercial Motorcycles Law, 1995, also stipulates penalties and fines for those convicted for reckless or negligent riders.
The “Control of Commercial Motorcycles (Further Amendment) Bill, 2019,” passed into law at plenary prescribes fines ranging from N5,000 to N15,000 for those apprehended engaging in commercial motorcycle operation beyond 10pm.
Kehinde said “Section 6 of the bill stipulates that: “Any person who rides a motorcycle recklessly or negligently or at a speed or in a manner which is dangerous having regard to all the circumstances of the case including the nature, condition and use of the road and to the amount to traffic which actually is at the time or which might reasonably be expected to be on the road, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of N10,000 or to a term of two years imprisonment.”
“While Section 7 stipulates thus: “Any person who causes the death of another person by riding a motorcycle recklessly or at a speed or in a manner which is dangerous to the public having regard to all the circumstances of the case including the nature, condition and use of the road and to the amount of traffic which is actually at the time or which might reasonably be expected to be on the road shall be guilty or an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of N100,000 or to a term of five years imprisonment.”
The honorable further mentioned that the bill also indicated that commercial motorcyclists must obtain a cycler permit number and identity card after they must have register their motorcycle(s) with the state Ministry of Works and Transport.
“Among others, the bill stipulates that commercial motorcyclists shall, within six months from commencement of the law, register their motorcycle(s) with the state Ministry of Works and Transport and obtain a distinct cycler’s permit number and identity card.
“A commercial motorcycle owner or operator who does not register his motorcycle as stipulated shall be deemed guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of N5,000 or to a term of one month imprisonment.”
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