Road Safety Commission promotes public education
The National Road Safety Commission (NSRC) has initiated a project to promote the education of the public on road safety at the major transport terminals.
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The project involves the establishment of road safety information centres (RSIC) at the transport terminals.
Already, the NRSC has established one of such centres at the Tema Station, one of the biggest lorry stations in Accra Central.
At the inauguration of the centre last Saturday, a Board Member of the NRSC, Reverend Erasmus Amankwa, said the centre would enable the commission to have a very close relationship with drivers and passengers and also bring its services to the doorsteps of the lorry stations.
He explained that similar centres would also be established at other transport terminals in the capital city and across the country in the near future.
“These centres will enable the NRSC to gather information on the stations, provide extensive education to the drivers and find solutions to certain challenges the terminals face”, he said.
Road-safety campaign
Before the inauguration of the RSIC at the Tema station, the various stakeholders in the transport sector and road safety embarked on a road safety campaign walk in the Central Business District of the Accra Metropolis.
The walk was meant to raise awareness of the need for all to observe road safety regulations as we approach the December 7 polls and Christmas.
Agencies that took part in the walk included the Ministry of Transport (MOT), NRSC, Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Ghana Police Service, Ghana Fire Service and the National Ambulance Service.
The participants started the walk from the MOT through the Makola Market and the Central Police Station before converging on the Tema Station.
Amid drumming, singing and dancing, participants distributed fliers on road safety to drivers, passengers and pedestrians.
Officials of the NRSC and the various agencies also took time to educate drivers on certain road safety regulations.
Shared responsibility
The Director of Monitoring and Evaluation of MOT, Mr Elis Hugh Tamakloe, in his address, stated that road safety was a shared responsibility which ought to be taken seriously.
He advised the public to observe basic road safety rules to protect their lives and other road users, saying “everybody should understand that road accidents can happen to anybody at any time. We must, therefore, adhere to the safety regulations on motor riding, driving, crossing the street or anything associated with the use of roads.”