All commercial vehicles will have speed limiters to prevent road accidents – NRSC

General News of Sunday, March 24, 2019

Source: Graphic.com.gh

2019-03-24

As part of the new measures to prevent road accidents, the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) ensures that all commercial vehicles are equipped with speed limiters.

According to the NRSC, it intends to conduct a debate on the implementation of the speed limiter regulation, which requires all commercial vehicles to be equipped with speed limiters in order to contribute to speed management. , an important factor in road accidents.

At a press conference in Accra on Sunday, the NRSC said it was also working on the verge of being able to sanction public transport service providers for breaching their operating standards, which is a culture that emphasizes the safety of the airline industry. .

Ms. May Obiri Yeboah, Executive Director of NRSC, the commission needs public support for the implementation of this intervention and many other critical interventions in road safety.

"In recent times, we [NRSC] have been the target of some resistance to the introduction of a road safety measure or another, "she said.

On Friday, March 22, an unfortunate incident involving two road accidents claimed the lives of more than 60 people and injured many others on the Techiman-Kintampo and Accra-Cape Coast roads.

Road crashes have resulted in an upsurge of road deaths and injuries since the beginning of 2019.

Available statistics from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the police indicate that between January 2019 and the end of February 2019, 411 people were killed and 2,048 injured in road accidents in Ghana.

A committee made up of representatives of the interior, transport, roads and highways sectors, discussed the problem of road accidents as a result of the directive of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo -Addo, identifying the indiscipline as the main factor contributing to the increasing number of road accidents due to non-compliance. traffic laws and regulations relating to travel speeds, overtaking, driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, long driving periods, non-compliance with the Highway Traffic Act by motorists, including the non-use of the helmet.

Last week's accidents

In dealing with accidents that occurred last week, the Minister of Information, Mr. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, reiterated the government's regrets to the victims and families affected by accidents that took the lives of more than 60 people.