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Lagos State Launches New Traffic Management System, Makes Penalties for Offences Digital

by Ayodeji Onibalusi
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The Lagos State government, through its traffic agency, Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA), just released a digital system to manage traffic violations, parking and traffic laws.

The new system now takes the digital records and footprints of road users offenses and stores them in a secure database. Motorists will get an SMS notification whenever they’ve been profiled for a traffic offense.

The system is built to reduce friction between motorists and law enforcement officers. Motorists have had a series of complaints against traffic enforcement officers in the past. The system will also aid in the reduction of congestion along busy roads, as there won’t be a need for officers to engage with motorists, which is often a source of road traffic.

Users can also log on to the TMS website (http://tms.lagosstate.gov.ng/) to check their status and know if they have been flagged for any road offenses. Any motorist that has been flagged would have to pay their fines before they’re issued a new vehicle license.

See the tweets from Segun Awosanya (Segalink) for explainers on how the system works.

https://twitter.com/segalink/status/1202129447870185472?s=20
https://twitter.com/segalink/status/1202163861362794496?s=20

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