The
Ministry of Transport is cautioning all drivers to observe the road safety
regulations in order to ensure an accident-free Easter break.
The
sector Minister, Dzifa Ativor has warned drivers not to misbehave when plying
the country’s roads.
She
called on road users to comply with all the road safety regulations and
therefore desist from the malpractices that have since contributed to the high
rate of accidental incidents on roads in the nation.
Speaking
to Radio Gold Thursday morning, Mrs. Ativor revealed that the Ministry will
today embark on a sensitization programme to educate drivers and passengers on
the measures to undertake in order to make the roads accessibly safe.
She
cited some bad road practices as the use of mobile phones by drivers while
driving, not resting after a 4-hour drive and inadequate checks on vehicles,
and appealed to road users to refrain from such practices.
She
also admonished passengers to report drivers who do not conduct themselves well
to the Police service.
“Passengers
are key because when the accident happens, it affects the people who are seated
in the car. Passengers have the responsibility to check drivers when they are
misbehaving, [I mean] not in an insulting manner but you can educate the
driver…They have the right to report drivers who misbehave…When you see a
driver speaking on phone. You have to check him because should accident happen,
it’s going to affect you,” she said.
The
Ministry of Transport will on Thursday, March 28, 2013 launch a National Easter
Road Safety Sensitization programme to enlighten road users about the road
safety precautions.
The
Ministry is teaming up with the Ghana Police Service, Road Safety Commission
and the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit to mete out punitive measures to
drivers who deviate from the traffic regulations this Easter.
Source:
Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/ Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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