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NRSC Executive Director Mary Obiri-Yeboah made the appeal on Sunday (March 24th) while she was speaking to journalists from the Ministry of Information in Accra.
His address was made necessary by the two accidents that occurred in Kintampo and Ekumfi on Friday, March 22, 2019.
The two accidents in central and Bono-Est regions reportedly left more than 60 dead and several injured.
Ms. Obiri-Yeboah has complained of the following: "In recent times, we have been facing some resistance to the introduction of a road safety measure or l & # 39; other".
According to the Commission, "the Commission intends to carry out a debate on the implementation of the speed limiter regulation, which requires all commercial vehicles to be equipped with speed limiters to manage speed as major factor contributing to road accidents ".
Obiri-Yeboah stressed that "road safety is a way of life and a collective responsibility. Transport Operators, GPRTU, PROTOA, VIP, VVIP, etc. have the heavy responsibility to ensure that their drivers are well educated and trained periodically. They must ensure at all times that their vehicles are in good working order. The police must intensify their control program and pbadengers must denounce the behaviors that endanger people's lives. "
She said: "Road users need to remember that the use of the road requires knowledge and responsibility. All road users must be disciplined at all times in traffic as drivers, cyclists, pedestrians, pbadengers, etc. ".
She lamented that "road accidents have led to a recrudescence of deaths and injuries on the roads since the beginning of the year".
The Executive Director stated that "the statistics available from the Ghana Police Service Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) indicate that from January to the end of February 2019, 411 people were killed and 2,048 injured in road accidents. the road to Ghana. "
She recalled that in February 2018, after several road accidents, President Akuffo Addo had expressed his concern over the carnage and had instructed the Ministers of the Interior, Transport and Roads and Roads. find an effective solution to this problem.
She explained that the Committee had submitted to the Chairman her report in which it was stated that indiscipline was the main factor contributing to the increase in the number of road accidents.
She added that "this situation has resulted in a total lack of respect for the law of the road and regulations concerning speed of travel, overtaking, driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. , long periods of driving, the non-compliance with the rules of the road by motorists protective helmets among others. "
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