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Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, presidential hopeful of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), called for the installation of traffic cameras to help reduce traffic accidents on our roads as the increasing numbers of road fatalities are worrying.
He explained that, if traffic cameras were installed, it would help select drivers who flout traffic rules in the country.
Speaking to Tema Ghana News Agency and Tema Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service Road Safety Campaign Platform, Mr. Dwumfour said journalists need to be protected and supported when sent on mission.
Mr Dwumfour, who is also a businessman and general affairs manager of the Tobinco group companies, said installing these traffic cameras will ensure that unruly on the road is reduced.
He added that it was important for journalists to live to tell their stories, as there will be no one to stand in their place when they are killed in the administration of their work.
“Even if the laws don’t deal with you, the cameras will capture you and the court of public opinion will deal with you,” he said.
Mr Francis Ameyibor, regional director of Ghanaian news agency Tema, said the number of private cars involved in crashes was worrying.
Mr Ameyibor also noted that private drivers after obtaining the licenses did not receive any refresher courses, which could lead to complacency, noting that other factors included not maintaining their vehicles, fatigue of the driver, the bad nature of the roads, the lack of markings, among others.
He urged drivers to be responsible on the road and protect pedestrians by stopping to cross, while warning pedestrians to only cross roads at designated and safe places to avoid getting in. danger as well as other road users.
Ameyibor called on the media to step up public education on road safety, stressing that “road safety is a shared responsibility, we must leave no one behind”.
He commended the MTTD Tema regional command for the effort to team up with the Tema regional office of the Ghanaian News Agency to embark on the weekly public education campaign to make roads safe for all.
The regional manager of GNA Tema advises road users to be very careful when traveling the road, especially during the rainy season. “Pedestrians should give drivers enough indication of their intentions to cross the road, use road markings and walk briskly to cross the street safely.
“Avoid obstructions and unnecessary interference, focus on the task of crossing the road safely, do not use the phone while crossing the road, and cross designated portions of the road with zebra crosses, walkways, near intersections, at junctions, and near the roundabout.
“Avoid crossing from a dark corner, behind vehicles, or without giving sufficient notice to the incoming vehicle, and drivers are required to stop for pedestrians to cross the road, when signaled to get authorization ”.
Mr Ameeibor said the roads were intended for both drivers and pedestrians, and that at any time a driver can also become a pedestrian, “so it should be the duty of every driver to protect pedestrians”.
He stressed that “road safety is a shared responsibility, we must leave no one behind”.
GNA
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