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General News of Monday, March 25, 2019
Source: clbadfmonline.com
2019-03-25
More than 50 pbadengers died in an accident in Kintampo
Dr. Godfred Akyea-Darkwah, Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transportation, says that he does not see the end of road accidents in the country.
"It is increasing and it will continue to increase if the right strategies are not adopted."
He added that if governments, past and present, did not commit to literally applying the 2180 legislative instrument, the country would continue to mourn the dead on its roads.
Speaking on Monday, March 25 at noon on TV3, Dr. Akyea-Darkwah pointed out that there are three root causes of road accidents: roads, vehicles and human errors.
"[Human error] is the key factor that contributes about 90% [of the accidents]. "
He urged the government to invest in education and awareness of drivers to maintain the trend.
"The attitude and behavior of the driver have everything to please [to do]. This causes the whole problem, "he insisted.
"But if we talk about attitude and behavior and what we attribute to human behavior, the [tool] Qualitative, pragmatic and progressive education and training can address poor attitudes and behaviors. "
He cited the fact that one organization had previously expressed its desire to educate drivers "but we did not get them," hinting that some drivers are not interested in training.
The speech on road accidents was resumed last Friday. About 60 people lost their lives in two car accidents.
The NRSC, the National Road Safety Commission, has indicated its intention to introduce speed limiters on commercial vehicles.
Dr. Akyea-Darkwah said that it would help to some extent but would not solve the problem.
He recounted how a Yutong bus had attempted to overtake a minibus on a rainy day in the case of the Central Region accident, which had claimed the lives of at least eight people.
For him, an educated driver would have been a little cautious in doing so.
He has not accused the NRSC and even the authority of the drivers and licenses of vehicles (DVLA) to drive on the roads.
Dr. Akyea-Darkwah stated that sections 33, 43 and 125 were not respected, which is explained by the lack of support from NRSC and DVLA.
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