The Min­istry of Trans­port and Civ­il Avi­a­tion is urg­ing the pub­lic to treat road safe­ty as a per­son­al re­spon­si­bil­i­ty this Car­ni­val sea­son, warn­ing that a sin­gle lapse in judge­ment could have ir­re­versible con­se­quences.

In a me­dia re­lease is­sued yes­ter­day, the min­istry, head­ed by Min­is­ter Eli Za­k­our, re­mind­ed road users that the fes­tive at­mos­phere must not over­shad­ow the need for vig­i­lance and cau­tion on the na­tion’s roads.

“Car­ni­val ac­tiv­i­ty in­creas­es traf­fic vol­umes, pedes­tri­an move­ments, and late-night trav­el. Every trip should be made with safe­ty in mind,” the min­istry stat­ed.