Latest update November 21st, 2024 1:00 AM
10 road deaths monthly – Road Safety Council
The increasing number of deaths on the roadways is a major concern to the Guyana National
Stakeholders at the launching of the Guyana National Road Safety Council’s ‘Programme of Activities’ at the Umana Yana, Kingston
Road Safety Council. Statistics show that almost every month 10 persons die as a result of road accidents, says Surendra Khayyam, Chairman.
Khayyam added that to date there were 72 deaths on the roadways and of that number 25 were pedestrians. It was emphasized that
pedestrians are the most vulnerable on the roadways.
He made that revelation yesterday at the launching of the Council’s ‘Programme of Activities’ at the Umana Yana, Kingston.
The Council engages in daily activities to promote road safety and this programme is geared towards endorsing the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011 to 2020, under the theme ‘Wear, Believe, Act.’
The programme of activities focuses on training of volunteers, traffic education village; and Month of Activities.
Volunteerism plays an integral role in the promotion of road safety awareness. The Council has been calling on every citizen to become a volunteer and is so far successful in garnering support from over 300 persons.
It was revealed that the response from the public has been overwhelming as many persons are contacting the Council daily.
Khayyam said that the training of the volunteers is expected to focus on the School Traffic Safety Team Manual.
After completing the two-day training which is scheduled from August 18 at the Guyana International Conference Centre, volunteers are expected to return to their respective districts, where they would become the liaison between the Council and the Region.
The volunteers would be equipped to conduct lectures at schools to aid the promotion of road safety. In addition, painting pedestrian crossings and other community work focused on road safety are expected to be executed by the volunteers.
The Council is anticipating the participation of thousands in road safety of its Traffic Education Village programme. Khayyam stated that this would be a three-day symposium held from October 27, where stakeholders could interact and make contributions towards the reduction of road fatalities and accidents and promote safer roadways.
He added that other activities planned under this programme include the continued training of school road safety patrols. It was noted that the Council has trained and equipped hundreds of schools and is looking to expand its reach.
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