The 2020 Presidential Candidate of Liberal Party Ghana (LPG), Mr Kofi Akpaloo, has called on road safety regulators to be proactive in the implementation and enforcement of road safety regulations to curb road traffic motor accidents.
He indicated that the agencies are to ensure discipline on the roads, however, most of them are lagging on the job.
He stated that road transportation remains a major means of movement and the regulatory bodies must be active to curb the accidents.
Speaking at the Ghana News Agency and Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) road safety campaign platform, Mr Akpaloo said, having a flat rate for vehicle insurance was not the best.
The GNA road safety campaign is a continuous educational platform given to stakeholders to speak to their constituents on how best to contribute to making the country’s roads safer and crash-free.
The LPG Leader, therefore, charged regulators to be up and doing as their effectiveness would check needless accidents, which is killing and maiming thousands of people.
He stated, “You sometimes see a DV number plate cars on the roads for a long time for months before they are licensed because the owners want their cars to be registered in a particular year.
“No car, that has been registered before they are brought into the country, should be giving a different date of registration in Ghana, it does not give the true identity of the vehicle.
“A car for instance registered in 2001, comes to Ghana and assume a new registration date of 2021, this is not a 2021 car, it should be registered as 2001, this shows the true age and identity of the car,” he said.
Mr Akpaloo also noted that most Insurance Companies did not conduct appropriate research to do risk assessment to be sure of all the details of the person trying to get his or her vehicle insured.
He called on the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA), Police Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) and Transport Unions, including; Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) to perform their tasks well.
Mr Akpaloo called for intensified education for road regulators, adding that public education is also essential.
The Ghana News Agency Tema Regional Manager, Mr Francis Ameyibor said whatever happens on the road affects everyone.
Mr Ameyibor made a desperate call on all institutions to play a role to reduce road accidents and protection of human lives.
The GNA Tema Regional Manager also called for discipline on the road, “we cannot commit mistakes on the roads, any actions or inactions could lead to the death of someone or destruction of properties and injuries.”
