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General News of Monday, April 1, 2019
Source: Myjoyonline.com
2019-04-01
Tricycles are widely used across the country
Pressure group, OccupyGhana has recommended a dozen measures to reduce fatal accidents on Ghana's roads.
In a statement, the group said its recommendations were based on "the four E's in road safety, namely engineering, law enforcement, education and the situations of the day." 39; emergency ".
In particular, OccupyGhana wants tricycles and mopeds to be banned on high-speed roads such as the motorway.
In addition, they want the law prohibiting the use of motorcycles and tricycles for commercial purposes to be enforced.
What motivated the recommendations?
On Friday, March 22, more than 70 people perished in two separate crashes, one on the Kintampo road and the other on the Cape Coast road.
But this is not unprecedented, according to statistics, nearly 2,000 people die each year in road accidents in Ghana.
OccupyGhana wants the report of the interdepartmental committee that investigated the increase in road accidents in Ghana to be published.
Read the complete OccupyGhana recommendations below:
1. Apply all laws of the traffic regulations (LI 2180).
2. Commercial vehicles and heavy goods vehicles shall be equipped with speed limiters and tachographs not exceeding 80 km at the time.
3. Audits of private transport companies should be conducted to regulate their operations.
4. Drivers of commercial vehicles must undergo an annual medical examination before being able to drive a pbadenger bus. Certificates of fitness to drive a commercial vehicle must be issued by licensed physicians from licensed health facilities.
5. The law restricting the use of motorcycles and tricycles for commercial purposes must be enforced and tricycles prohibited on motorways and highways.
6. All trucks, buses and commercial vehicles must be physically tested in DVLA approved test stations.
7. The MTTD of the Ghana Police Service must arrest members of law enforcement, such as GAF staff, firefighters, immigration, customs, as well as others. vehicles that do not comply with the regulations by driving to the center and on the side of the road without legal sirens. .
8. The revision of the legislation on the use of DV and DP plates like most drivers of these unregistered vehicles are very recalcitrant offenders.
9. Tricycles and mopeds should not be allowed on high speed arteries such as the Accra-Tema highway.
10. Establishment of an emergency response system and trauma centers.
11. Improvement of our roads, traffic lights and signs.
12. Intensify public awareness campaigns on road safety
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