The national road safety commission Director, Engineer Madam May Obiri Yeboah campaigned on road safety education and awareness in the Western region with a call on the public to help promote road safety during the festivities. “It behoves on us as stakeholders – passengers, drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, herdsmen, cart pushers, transport associations and indeed the general public – to put all hands on deck to promote road safety to stem the carnage on our roads”, she said.
In an exclusive interview with the National Executive Director, she revealed that it is appropriate and timely as many people would be travelling to their hometowns for the Easter break.
“Let it be the responsibility of all of us to promote road safety in the country. It is the responsibility of passengers to report a drunken driver who drives recklessly to the appropriate agencies for the appropriate punishment to be meted to him.” “Pedestrians should be careful when crossing the roads, drivers should observe road signs and obey them. Madam May called on all, particularly motorists, to avoid major accident factors such as drunk driving, speeding, non-maintenance of vehicles, careless overtaking and general impatience during the Easter festivities and beyond.
Nana Akua Ansah Cobbinah, the acting Regional head of Road Safety in the Western Region said Easter seasons often register a high incidence of road accidents and the campaign was aimed at educating road users to protect their lives and the lives of others. She said the education campaign would be extended to the districts in the region, adding that the NRSC was in constant consultation with all major stakeholders to institute measures to deal with the increasing carnage on the roads.
Portia Nana Yaa Cudjoe / AHOTOR news
