The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) has urged road users to comply with all road regulations to enhance safety on the roads. The advice comes in the wake of the alarming spate of accidents in recent times, which the commission believes was preventable. Police records indicate that barely 74 days into the year, 2,445 road … Read more
Vision for Alternative Development (VALD) a road safety non-government organization, has expressed worry over the rise in the number of recent road crashes on our streets. A statement signed by Programmes Director VALD, Mr Labram Musah and copied to Today in Accra yesterday raised alarm over the situation, and stressed that the “carnage on our … Read more
In the year 2001, while I was about bringing my national service to a close, I was on my way to Achimota for a job interview when the trotro vehicle on which I was traveling was stopped by a group of MTTD Police persons. The driver of our vehicle refused to leave his seat, while … Read more
By: Alhassan Bawah A plethora of factors were identified as being responsible in one way or the other for the ‘murder’ on Ghana roads under a series of publications titled, ‘the murder on Ghana roads’, whose fault? These included, but not limited to, a lack of proper and adequate supervision of the transport sector by … Read more
THE escalating incidence of road traffic accidents in the country is becoming alarming by the day. Despite increased road safety campaigns in the last couple of years, the rate at which accidents have been occurring is quite scary. IT is a truism that one of the major challenges that this country is still battling with … Read more
Many of the deaths that occur on our roads that we comfortably refer to as accidents, are actually not accidents but “suicides and murders” occasioned by suicidal drivers and murderous stakeholders who enjoy counting the number of dead people through accidents per year instead of actually doing what will end the carnage. If an individual … Read more
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) is to install the first-ever dedicated traffic cameras in the country by June, 2017. The move is to help curb the recent high-incidence of road accidents. Speaking on the Late Edition on 3FM, Deputy Executive Director In-Charge of Planning, Mr David Adonteng, said the new traffic arrangements is aimed … Read more
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) is to install the first-ever dedicated traffic cameras in the country by June, 2017. The move is to help curb the recent high-incidence of road accidents. Speaking on the Late Edition on 3FM, Deputy Executive Director In-Charge of Planning, Mr David Adonteng, said the new traffic arrangements is aimed at … Read more
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) has said it is seeking to reduce the number of road accident deaths by more than one thousand this year. According to the Commission, it has identified over-speeding as a major cause of accidents in the country, being responsible for over 60% of them. Two fatal accidents which occurred … Read more
NDC Communicator, Ernest Brogya Genfi has implored religious leaders to declare a national day of prayer to avert any future tragic occurrences. Addressing these worrisome incidents on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’, Brogya Genfi noted that the nation deserves to pray for the atonement of any possible “sin we have committed”. He told host Kwami Sefa Kayi that … Read more
The Project Coordinator of the National Road Safety Commission, (NRSC), Henry Asomaning, has stated that the commission is projecting to reduce deaths from road accidents by 600 in 2017. Mr. Asomaning’s claims come on the back of three different accidents in Apam in the Central region and Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo region that claimed … Read more
The Project Coordinator of the National Road Safety Commission, (NRSC), Henry Asomaning, has stated that the commission is projecting to reduce deaths from road accidents by 600 in 2017. Mr. Asomaning’s claims come on the back of three different accidents in Apam in the Central region and Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo region that claimed … Read more
A section of the travelling public has expressed concern about the inability of the government to roll out a towing service that will remove all broken-down vehicles on the highways. They said the lack of such a service was giving room to some miscreants to abandon their vehicles on the roads, sometimes leading to fatal … Read more
MINISTER for Transport, Kwaku Amankwaah Ofori Asiamah, has paid a working visit to some agencies within his outfit. The visits, which formed part of his familiarisation plan of his ministry, took him to the Ghana Shipper’s Authority, Intercity Transport Corporation and National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), all in Takoradi in the Western Region. According to the minister, … Read more
The Minister of Tourism, Catherine Afeku has urged Members of Parliament and Civil Society to support the training of motorbike riders to enable them acquire knowledge in order to be efficient and effective. She wants them registered since it serves as another means transport as well as job creation. She therefore called on the National … Read more
The Ashanti Regional office of the Urban Roads Department is asking police to arrest pedestrians who refuse to use the Tech junction foot bridge. The bridge was constructed some two years ago to ease vehicular traffic and to secure the safety of pedestrians crossing the dual carriage to enter the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science … Read more
The minister designate for Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has declared his intention to make Ghana a technological hub with the establishment of a business promotions unit at the ministry to harness the expertise of various professionals. He said the unit, when established, would serve as a nerve centre for advice from a … Read more
The government of Ghana will ensure that all 35 toll booths in the country are automated to ensure revenues are properly accounted for, Kwesi Amoako-Attah, Minister-designate for Roads and Highways, has said. Speaking during his vetting by the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Wednesday February 1, he said: “We will improve on the feeder road … Read more
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), has said it will remove billboards mounted illegally in the metropolis. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, an advertising consultant with the AMA, John Yankah, said the AMA is targeting removing all illegal billboards by April 2017. “We are targeting not only the recently mounted illegal billboards, but we are … Read more
The Upper East Regional Branch of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), has disclosed that, the withdrawal of police to conduct checks on motorists and vehicles plying various roads in the region, has taken a severe toll on their revenue. According to Assistant Regional Director of DVLA in-charge of Technical, Mutawakil Abdulai, the ban … Read more