The Lagos State Government has reeled out new set of traffic laws with corresponding fines/punishment by offenders.
The new laws are as highlighted below:
1. Driving without valid driver’s licence Impound vehicle
2 Driving by under age (18 years) N30,000.00 fine
3. Driving with fake plate numbers – N30,000.00, 3 yrs. in prison
4. Driving with forged particulars – 6 months in prison
5. Droving with fake driver’s licence – 6 months in prison
6. Driving without road worthiness – Impound vehicle
7 Driving only yellow – N80,000.00 Enforce painting
8. Driving without Hackney permit – impound vehicle
9. No display of Hackey permit – Impound vehicle
10. Kabu Kabu without permit – impound vehicle
11. Disobeying LASTMA officials – N30,000.00/Impound vehicle
12. Neglect of Traffic direction light – 3 months in prison
13. Smoking while driving -N30,000.00/Impound vehicle.
14. Physical assault of traffic officer N50,000.00/6 months in prison.
15. Driving without full light – N50,000.00
16. Driving with worn out Tyre N30,000.00
17. Driving without spare Tyre – N30,000.00
18. Driving smoking vehicle – N30,000.00
19. No fire Extinguisher – N30,000.00
20. Broken windscreen – N30,000.00
21. Tinted windscreen- N30,000.00
22. Eating and driving with one hand – 3 months in prison
23. One way driving – 3 years in prison
24. Driving without fasten seat belt – N30,000.00
25. No painting a commercial vehicle approved colour5 – N50,000.00
26. No car hire service permit – 1st N20,000.00, 2nd N30,000.00/impound vehicle
27. Parking on yellow line on any public highway/illegal parking – 1st N20,000.00, subsequent N30,000.00.
28. Vehicle crossing double yellow line/center line – 1st 20,000.00, subsequent N30,000.00
29. Staying within the yellow junction box (offside rule)1st N20,000.00, subsequent N30,000.00
30. Failure to yield to right of the way of pedestrian at zebra crossing – 1st N20,000.00, subsequent N30,000.00
31. Failure to give to traffic on the left at a round about – 1st N20,000.00, subsequent N30,000.0032Driving on walkway or kerb -impound.
Others are contained in the list below: