October is the deadliest so far for 2013

Nov 28, 2013 News

– pedestrians are this year’s ‘endangered species’

Despite it being designated Road Safety Month, the month of November has already turned out to be the deadliest month so far, this year.
The recent carnage that occurred two weekends ago, pushed the number of road deaths in this month alone to 15, compared to eight in November last year.
Police figures show that the November death toll has surpassed that of February which stands at 12,
the months of June and October with 10 each, and March, April and May with nine apiece.
These were the other periods that raised concerns for the Police Traffic Department.
July and August with five and six deaths respectively were relatively safe months for road users.
While November outdistanced the figure for the same period last year by five deaths, February has been resolute in its relationship to road deaths.
It was also among the list of months with the most road fatalities last year.
A look at last year’s statistics revealed that the June to August period had the Police Traffic Department holding its breath.
Last year August, with 14 deaths, and July and September with 11 each, were worrying months. So far this year, a total of 100 persons have been killed in road accidents, one less than for the same period last year.
Of this total, 37 were pedestrians and 16 were motorcyclists. Thirteen drivers and 12 pedal cyclists also helped to make up the total figure, which include nine children.
As expected, Georgetown and its environs (East Bank Demerara) are so far accounting for the most fatalities, followed by the East Coast of Demerara with 18.
Berbice has so far chalked up 17 road deaths.
Most of the fatal accidents occur between 18:00 hours and midnight, with 36 taking place during that period.
Thirty six drivers between 25-33 years old were involved in accidents that resulted in deaths, while only seven drivers were involved in fatal accidents.
Sunday is the day when most fatal accidents occurred, 23, followed by Friday with 18.
The figures showed that an increasing number of persons are using their cellular phones while driving.
So far this year, the police have charged a whopping 810 persons for this offence.
However, prosecuting the offenders appear to be going very slowly with only 155 matters completed in the court while the other 655 are listed as pending.
Drunk drivers have so far for this year contributed a total of $652,500 to the nation’s coffers in fines.
This amount could be significantly higher if all the persons charged so far are found guilty, as the police have so far charged 496 persons for the offence, with only 87 convictions.
According to the statistics, drunk driving is most prevalent on the West Bank and West Coast of Demerara.
Significantly, while 146 persons were charged for failing to adhere to sirens, all the matters are still pending in the courts.
For breaching traffic light signals, only 355 out of a total of 11395 persons have been fined.

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