Fashola signs law against phone use, eating by motorists

                                        

FOR Lagos motorists, those snacks or other quick-fix food eaten while behind the wheels is now a traffic offence in Lagos.

It is also a crime for Lagos motorists to make or receive phone calls while they are on motion.

And the punishment is a three-year jail term or a fine of N20,000 for first offenders and N30,000 for subsequent offences or both for any other breaches subject to the discretion of the presiding magistrate.

These sanctions are contained in the Lagos Traffic Bill, which Governor Babatunde Fashola signed into law yesterday.

Source: Guardian