The books are to be distributed among selected public basic schools in the two districts
The Brong-Ahafo Regional office of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), has presented quantities of road safety education text books and materials to the Techiman North and Techiman South District offices of the Ghana Education Service.
The books are to be distributed among selected public basic schools in the two districts, as a means to intensify road safety education campaign in public schools.
Mr Kwesi Agyenim Boateng, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Planning Officer told the Ghana News Agency that his outfit had intensified road safety advocacy campaign in public places in the region.
This is aimed at educating the general public on road safety, and alert them on the debilitating effects of road crashes on the individuals and the country as a whole.
Mr Boateng explained that the commission, since January this year, had distributed educational materials on road safety at lorry stations, in market places, in buses and other social gatherings.
He said efforts ought to be stepped up to minimise road accidents in the region this year and appealed to them to take road safety education serious and contribute their quota to control road accidents.
Mrs Cynthia May Antwi, the Techiman North SHEP Coordinator of the GES, thanked the commission and gave the assurance that the text books would be supplied to the schools to guide to children to read.
Earlier, the commission in collaboration with the Techiman Municipal Command of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTD) organised road safety education for commercial drivers in the municipality.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Andrews Kofi Okonengye, the Techiman Municipal Police Commander of the MTTD, cautioned the drivers against drunk-driving, saying culprits would be prosecuted.
He reminded the drivers that human error contributed about 90 percent of all road crashes in the country, and indicated that the police would not tolerate any careless driver.
ASP Okonengye also advised the drivers on licenses, road worthy and insurance and urged them to renew the documents anytime they expire.
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