Latest update February 5th, 2025 11:03 AM
Within the past eight months… Over 50,000 traffic cases recorded
The Guyana Police Force has recorded 50,068 traffic cases within the past eight months, with speeding topping the list of offences with 13,903.
Of these cases, 2,615 were for breach of condition of road service licence/music; 2,389 for driving under the influence of alcohol; 2,906 for failure to confirm with road signs; 4,445 for failure to wear seat belt; 1,948 for crossing double yellow line; 1,295 for obstruction; and 1,168 for failure to wear safety helmets.
Additionally, there were 1,136 cases for overloaded minibus, 1,987 for tinted motor vehicles, 963 for breach of traffic light symbol, 566 for using cellular phone while driving, 497 for dangerous driving and 440 for careless driving. There were 21,751 other offences.
According to a statement from the Guyana Police Force, “Our enforcement is continuous countrywide with special emphasis on driving under the influence of alcohol, speeding, music/breach of condition of road service licence, overloaded minibuses, use of cellular phones, using vehicles other than one licence for (private hire) and failure to wear safety helmets.
The traffic department continues its lecture to school programmes. “It ensures visible patrols at areas to ensure the safety of school children.”
In respect to traffic managements, 55 fatal accidents, which resulted in 64 deaths were recorded at the end of August. Of the road users killed, 24 were pedestrians, 14 pedal cyclists, 13 occupants of cars, and seven motor cyclists.
According to the Guyana Police Force, two drivers and two minibus passengers were killed, while a pillion rider and a person being towed on a bicycle also lost their lives.
Despite these figures, the Force’s Public Relations Division said there was a 7.4% decrease in fatal accidents recorded at the end of August. Serious, minor and damage accidents have also been decreased by 24%, 35.4% and 10% respectively.
Speeding resulting in 29 of these accidents; speeding/driving under the influence of alcohol resulted on eight of these accidents; pedestrians crossing in the path of approaching vehicle caused seven accidents; inattentiveness and failure to confirm to signs resulted in seven and 10 of these accidents respectively.
Of the 55 fatal accidents, 21 involved hire cars, 14 of them, minibuses; nine hire cars, and six lorries and motorcycles respectively.
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