[ 2017-05-15 ]

All the road crashes affects our city's economy - Accra Mayor

City guards not strong enough to perform tasks - Accra Mayor
Mayor of Accra, Mohamed Adjei Sowah has stated
that government will help improve the capacity of
city guards in order to aid the Motor Transport
and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) in their operations
to enhance safety on our roads.

Speaking at a Press Conference held by the Accra
Metropolitan Assembly in Accra, he stated that the
Metropolitan City Guards are growing old hence not
strong enough to carry out the task of ensuring
road safety and discipline effectively.

He also stated that road safety bye-laws will be
enforced to ensure proper checks on road users.

The Mayor, however, noted that government is ready
to fund the reconstruction of bad roads as well as
the establishment of proper road designs to reduce
accidents on our roads, adding that, government
loses 1.6 percent of GDP to
road crashes.

He stressed on the commercialization of
motorcycles in the city and cautioned “Okada
men” who move about recklessly on our roads to
desist from such acts else suffer penalties
accordingly.

He urged all road users to obey traffic rules and
also practice all road safety regulations such as
the use of helmets, seatbelts, child restraints
and pedestrian footbridges.

Source - GhanaWeb.com

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