“In a bid to align with the “Smart City” vision of Lagos & achieve the “Better Lagos” dream, the Lagos State Traffic Mgt Authority has adopted an innovative & technologically advanced way to support its operations in the State with the newly introduced Traffic Mgt Solution (TMS).
Comptroller Adetimiro stated that this innovative solution is a step in the right direction for traffic management in Lagos State, as it would substantially reduce the need for LASTMA Officers to interact with motorists or stop any violating vehicles on the spot, which often escalates situations with the offenders, endangers the lives of the LASTMA officers, as well as compounds the traffic situation when such engagements are done on the roads.
starting with the real time capture of picture and video evidence of traffic violations as they occur, by LASTMA officials using handheld devices.
All captured violations are reviewed at a processing center to ensure that they are valid offences and thereafter saved in secure data servers for future reference and recall.
Electronic notifications are immediately sent to the listed telephone numbers for each violation to notify the offenders of their pending processed violations and a link to enable them view the stored video and picture evidence of the violations.
Comptroller Adetimiro explained that several other notification methods exist for the public to receive notifications or to check for any processed violations against their vehicles.
He explained that during this phase, offenders would not be fined, and all tickets issued would carry a zero Naira fine value. While the pilot phase is ongoing, the Lagos State Public Works Corporation would continue with the repairs of bad roads to make them more motorable, while the Ministry of Transport would ensure that road signage, markings, traffic signs & lights are also repaired.
A robust public advocacy campaign will also be carried out across all digital and print media channels to keep the public well-informed on the traffic laws, various traffic violations, road signs, road markings and other relevant information as they may arise.”
