Overview

The document titled 'Nigeria Highway Code' is a comprehensive guide published by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) of Nigeria, specifically for the 'Royal Shepherds' organization. It outlines the history, functions, and responsibilities of the FRSC, which was established in 1988 under Decree No. 45 (later amended and passed as the FRSC Act 2007). The Commission is tasked with ensuring highway safety, educating road users, designing driver's licenses and vehicle number plates, standardizing traffic codes, and conducting research on accident prevention. It has the power to arrest and prosecute traffic offenders. The Highway Code covers pre-road use activities, including types of roads, interchanges, road junctions, and categories of road users (motorists, pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, children, and animals). It details the process for obtaining a driver's license (learner's permit, classes, renewal, replacement, suspension/revocation), vehicle registration requirements, identification marks, roadworthiness inspections, insurance, vehicle checklists, basic safety checks (three 'parades'), requirements for tourists, services for physically challenged persons, and causes of road crashes. The document is structured with sections A through I, each containing subsections with specific rules and guidelines.

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