1) Driving against traffic (one way drive) - One year imprisonment (1st offender) 3 years imprisonment (repeated offender). Seized vehicle to be
forfeited to government.
2) Driving unlincensed or unregistered vehicle - N20,000 fine for first offender, N30,000 or 3 year jail or both for repeated offenders.
3) Trailers banned from entering or travelling within Lagos metropolis from 6 a.m till 9 p.m. - N50,000 fine or 6 months jail, vehicle to be impounded.
4) Neglect of traffic signs, traffic light - 1 year jail and forfeiture of vehicle for first offender and 3 years imprisonment and forfeiture for repeated offenders
5) Driving and making phone calls or eating - N20,000 for first offender and 3 years imprisonment or N30,000 or both for repeated offenders.
6) NURTW and other unions also outlawed from collecting money at the motor parks.
7) Riding commercial motorcycle (Okada) on 496 major roads - N20,000 fine for first offender, N30,000 or 3 years jail or both for repeated offender.
8) Carrying a pregnant woman on Okada - 3 years imprisonment and forfeiture of Okada
9) Carrying a passenger with load on his/her head on Okada- 3 years imprisonment and forfeiture of Okada, passengers will also be prosecuted.
10) Carrying a child below age 12 on Okada - 3 years imprisonment
11) Other highlights include ban on sale of alcohol 100 metres to a motor park. Sale of goods and begging for alms on the roads are prohibited.
12) Where the law did not state a specific penalty, a fine of N20,000 will be imposed on first offenders and N30,000 or 3 years imprisonment or both for subsequent offenders.
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