The National Road Safety Authority in the Eastern Region has engaged Pastors and Elders within the Kwahu West municipality on the “stay alive” campaign to help reduce road accidents during Christmas.
According to the Authority, the purpose of the exercise is to get information on road safety to Ghanaians through their church leaders.
At the Nkawkaw Pentecost Adoagyire Central, the Eastern Regional Manager for National Road Safety Authority, Mr. Dennis Yeribu said, the seizing of “fake lamps” hasn’t been halted but still ongoing.
According to him, there are two major contributing factors causing road accidents, overtaking and careless motor riding.
Mr. Dennis Yeribu stated that, they decided to engage churches in the campaign because churches possess a chunk of people that they can easily disseminate their information to.
He noted that there are other divisions who are engaging drivers, motor riders, passengers and pedestrians as well.
“Our engagement with churches will continue from now to next year and beyond.
“We have now gotten space from the Kwahu West assembly so we are now trying to establish and equip it. We are aiming that, by next year the office will be fully established and begin its operation proper,” he added.
Speaking on mandatory training for drivers, he said NRSA has partnered with DVLA, MTTD, and others to ensure a mandatory fresher training especially for commercial bus drivers of which they have agreed through their various groups.
The commencement of the program was to start November but due to few challenges they had to postpone it but it will begin next year.
According to him, the motive behind the training is to help drivers learn and adapt to new things as it comes.
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