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I don’t buy it
DEAR EDITOR,
It’s outright stupid for some to intentionally break the Law and attempt to escape. It would have been better if the driver had faced the law and pay the fine, instead of crashing a vehicle worth millions of dollars and losing his life in the process. As death lurks on the roadways, people are still being irresponsible and putting their lives and others at risk. Whilst the Guyana Police Force is doing a wonderful job, they are not able to be everywhere. Indeed, there’s some rogue elements within and outside the Force who are determined to allow lawlessness to prevail. Like many others, the recent utterances by the traffic chief had me somewhat disgusted. It’s a known fact that members of the Force have minibuses or their relatives do. There is a lot of lawlessness on the roadways. West Coast Demerara has a few and even an ex-member, who is breaking the laws daily but is not being charged. One member even drives a minibus and collect passengers, so, idle talks does not impress me. Apart from that, there are many other lawlessness occurring and not being addressed.
Editor, as the roadways continue to take lives, some simple issues need to be addressed and like under the previous administration, it is not and quite frankly, I am wondering if the administration can do anything proper for the citizens of Guyana, apart from giving them bad name about corruption.
On Brickdam, space was allocated for pedestrians and over the years, they got over taken and the pedestrians are forced to put their lives at risk, by walking on the road. Many places erect structures or park vehicles where pedestrians are supposed to walk. Some vehicles seem to be there for ages, based on the signs around. Some structures are on the roadways. On the East Bank public road, there’s a truck parked on the pavement, and people have to walk on the public road. At Peter’ Hall, containers are on the pave forcing you to walk on the public road. They are there for a long time. West Coast has boats on the roadway, forcing children and adults to put their lives at risk. Why aren’t those responsible for these dangerous practices being hauled before the Courts and forced to pay a fine? I would give the Traffic Chief credit when I see better is being done, not just talks.
Sahadeo Bates
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