Sanitising society through traffic laws [opinion]

By Kayode Ojewale

A law is a written or understood rule that concerns behavior. Laws are generally made to curtail the excesses and lapses of man in every society. Laws promote sanity and serve as guidance for acceptable behavior in any private or public setting. Without laws, there would be no orderliness, parity, equity or even justice in the society. A sane community needs laws in order to check people’s behavior in accordance with the norms that are obtainable in the society.

Laws also help to protect human rights and liberties against abuses by other people. It is through laws…