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Jan 04, 2014 News
Police have vowed to stake out nightclubs and bars across the country in an all-out war to clampdown on road lawlessness.
With more than 100 killed in accidents last year, the Ministry of Home Affairs would be more than worried.
On Thursday, the Ministry of Home Affairs convened a meeting involving the Guyana National Road Safety Council, the Guyana Police Force, the Guyana Minibus Association and the Ministry of Home Affairs to discuss especially the deadly accidents and find ways to reduce the incidences.
“The meeting was informed that the main causes for fatal accidents for 2013 was speeding, inattentiveness and driving under the influence of alcohol,” the statement from the Home Affairs Ministry said yesterday.
The main victims are pedestrians. Investigations have found that accidents involving private vehicles occurred between midday and evening hours and evening hours to midnight on Sundays and Fridays. The drivers are mainly between 16 and 33 years old.
“Special programmes are to be organised for young drivers in particular. Night clubs are to be closely monitored by ranks of the GPF and greater use is to be made of CCTV footage to address delinquent drivers and road users.”
The police, the Ministry said, will be working to set realistic targets with a view to reducing fatal accidents and road accidents in general.
Between 2010 and 2013, it was pointed out that the Ministry of Home Affairs purchased and delivered 18 breathalyser machines with printers and 400 mouthpieces as well as 29 radar guns.
Meanwhile, the Ministry said that it is studying several proposals from the main Parliamentary Opposition, A Partnership For National Unity (APNU).
“The meeting analysed several recommendations recently advanced by APNU and found them agreeable and implementable in principle. These recommendations were assigned to various stakeholders for further consideration as regards implementation having regard to their respective capacities and competencies to do so.”
The Ministry is now aiming to convene a National Conference on Road Safety early this year, and involve stakeholders in the campaign to uphold road safety throughout Guyana.
On Christmas Eve’s Day, the tragic death of Guyana’s Chief Librarian in a road accident shocked the Guyana Police Force and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Former Commissioner of Police Henry Greene was killed in 2012 while Assistant Commissioner Derrick Josiah passed away in December from injuries related to a road accident.
The Ministry of Health’s National Rehabilitation Services Strategy 2009-2013 revealed that road accidents were among the top 10 leading causes of death and account for the greatest number of disabilities. A total of 1,563 persons have been killed in traffic accidents between 2002 and 2012.
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