Don’t make our roads a battlefield

Aug 30, 2011 News

-Enterprise road safety assoc. head

President of the Enterprise Road Safety Association Chandrapaul Persaud is appealing to drivers, especially on the East Coast of Demerara, not to make the roads a battlefield.
The appeal comes less than a week before school reopens for the new academic year.
As part of their civic duty to keep the roads safe, Persaud and members of his organization on Sunday repainted several road signs along the main east coast carriageway, mostly in the school-dominated areas.
The sign painting exercise has become an annual one for the Enterprise Road Safety Association, and in conjunction with the ‘C’ Division (East Coast) Police Traffic Department, they hope to ensure that the East Coast Demerara roads are the safest in the country.
The exercise commenced last week and will conclude this coming weekend and Persaud is optimistic that it will not be one in futility.

Members of the Enterprise Road Safety Association repaint a pedestrian crossing at Annandale, East Coast Demerara.

“We need all the children and other road users to comply. I am also calling on the police force, on the East Coast to enforce the law,” Persaud stated.
He lamented the wanton loss of lives on Guyana’s roads, noting that the attitudes of many operators of both private and public vehicles need to be drastically altered.
“I am calling on the drivers, not to make this road a battlefield. Make this road a safe one for the commuters. In another two weeks, we will see all the schoolchildren back on the roads and drivers need to be very careful,” the Enterprise Road Safety Association President said.
He also appealed for the ceasing of drinking and driving on the roads, especially in light of the many entertainment activities that have permeated the country in recent months.