Road Safety Council appeals for end to carnage

Jun 18, 2014 News

The Guyana National Road Safety Council (GNRSC) is once again appealing and urging all road users to be more responsible, to put an end to what it described as pandemonium on the country’s roadways.
The appeal comes in the wake of the mayhem that has been occurring on the roads, and which has so far this year claimed the lives of 52 persons, and caused serious injury to many others.
“Recently, there is an increase in the number of serious road accidents in and around the city in outlying areas and in other regions of our country, mainly due to speeding, recklessness and driving under the influence (DUI), which reflects total neglect of our traffic laws,” the GNRSC noted.
The body observed that almost all accidents impact financially on Guyana’s economy and have distressed all parties involved, emotionally and physically.
Also, serious accidents have significantly disturbed the social welfare of all the affected families.
According to the GNRSC, it should be noted that habitual blunders by many drivers and motorcyclists are speeding, driving under the influence (DUI), total neglect for our traffic laws and total disregard for the five Cs; Care, Courtesy, Consideration, Caution and Common Sense when using the roads.
“Blatant disregard for traffic laws and traffic advisories are the major contributing factors for road accidents which we, as responsible Guyanese, are desperately trying to reduce substantially,” the body stressed.
It added that pedestrians and cyclists are also to be blamed for their carefree and sloppy attitudes when using the roadways.
The GNRSC urged that these behaviors should be discontinued immediately to put an end to some of these “Needless Road Crashes and Deaths.” “These victims didn’t need to die.”
“Fellow road users, please be advised that the reduction of road accidents can only be achieved with your input. So again, the Guyana National Road Safety Council (GNRSC) is pleading to all road users and responsible Guyanese to join with us in our campaign to help stop the road carnage by correcting the careless ways we use our roads and adhering to the road safety and traffic laws to make our streets and roads safer. Road Safety is everybody’s business,” the GNRSC stated.

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