Police express readiness to safeguard lives during Christmas
As the world inches towards celebrating the yuletide, the Motor Traffic and Transport Department of the Ghana Police Service have announced that they have their eyes fixated on instilling discipline on our roads during and after the Christmas holidays.
This was revealed by Director General of Police MTTD, DCOP Francis Boakye Nyarko during a workshop by the National Insurance Commission (NIC) to train National Service Personnel posted to the directorate.
“[We’re checking] Certain risky behaviours such as drink-driving, over speeding and also activating our accident preventive squad to support in this regard. We are also intensifying road traffic education, information and publicly throughout the country,” he said.
Drivers and other road users have constantly been warned by the National Road Safety Authority to strictly adhere to road traffic regulations to curb road crashes associated with the festive season.
Data reveals that yuletide has a higher risk of road crashes. Road crashes data for the year 2021 doesn’t look pretty.
Other data also gathered by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department of the Ghana Police Service, unfortunately, shows the number of commuters killed in road traffic crashes, from January to September 2021, rose by 16.37 per cent, compared to the same period last year.
The sad incidents also increased from 1,827 between January and September 2020 to 2,126 in the first nine months of this year.
By: Stella Annan | myactiveonline.com Twitter @activetvgh
