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Road fatality figures jump by 8% over 2010 figures

Jul 21, 2011 News

Already for the year, 68 persons have lost their lives in road accidents from 62 accidents. For the same period last year there were 57 accidents resulting in 62 deaths.
For this year six of the victims were children. For the corresponding period last year four children died.
The most recent accident was on Monday on Homestretch Avenue. Coretta Benjamin, Crazel Paul, Ericka La Cruz, Junior Duncan and Peter McLennan perished after the minibus in which they were traveling, crashed.
Speaking at Guyana Police Force 12th award ceremony, yesterday, Commissioner of Police Henry Greene, said that unfortunate incidents like these spark unease in society.
Greene said that the public has a role to play in road safety. He added that the public has been contributing to the lawlessness on the roadways.
“The public has a role to play in managing these errant minibus and taxi drivers who want to speed and make 20 trips a day so that they can fill their pockets as against the safety of the passengers…The passengers are to be blamed; they can choose to get off the bus.”
The Commissioner said that the force will continue in its many enforcement efforts which include the breathalyzer tests, the use of the radar guns and the new legislations.
“I still see a lot of drivers using cell phones while driving. I urge the public to take note and take the number of the errant drivers and bring them in.”
So far for the year, the force has made out a total of 35,096 cases. Out of this figure 7660 were for speeding, 4220 cases of overloading, 579 for driving under the Influence of Alcohol, 377 for using cell phones while diving and 3272 breach of traffic lights.
These figures, the Commissioner said, are a good reflection of what the force is doing.
Meanwhile, relatives of the victims who perished in Monday’s accident yesterday staged a protest outside of the Stabroek Market. The protestors were calling on all stakeholders to get involved in road safety.

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