It is illegal to drive long vehicles on downtown roads – Road Crash Analyst

Traffic Crash and Injury Prevention Analyst Tonny Dickson Afriford warned drivers of longer vehicles against driving on inner city roads or streets intended for smaller vehicles, “Our laws do not not allow “.

He said it was against the law for heavy commercial vehicles with a container to use streets designed for smaller vehicles, adding that this is among the many causes of road accidents in the country.

Speaking at the office of the Tema Ghana News Agency, a road safety campaign platform that involves the Tema Motor Transport and Traffic Department of the Ghana Police Service, Mr Afriford urged local authorities to take measures to enforce the laws.

“The use of a city center road is never allowed,” he stressed and explained that the lack of enforcement on the part of the authorities is making the case worse and called for a change of attitude.

“The authorities are mandated to enforce the laws and ensure that these vehicles do not use such roads,” he added.

He said tank trucks, LPG loading vehicles and the like are all classified as long vehicles and should refrain from using downtown roads or streets.

Mr Afriford noted that road accidents included; doctors, nurses, lawyers, military officers and teachers, who were once active but suddenly as a result of road accidents, become disabled with various deformities.

The traffic accident and injury analyst expressed concern that road accidents have cost so many lives and property, so every road user must contribute their quota to prevent the threat.

Mr. Francis Ameyibor, Tema Regional Director of the Ghana News Agency, added that the GNA-Tema and MTTD road safety project would create coherent and systematic weekly advocacy on the need to be safe on the road as a than users.

He said he also seeks to educate all road users about their responsibilities and make drivers aware of the principles of road safety regulations, rules and laws.

He explained that, as part of the campaign, key stakeholders, both individuals and institutions, would have the opportunity to send their road safety messages to their staff, subscribers and the public to raise awareness.

GNA