Let’s all help to stop the madness on our roads

Jan 19, 2024 Letters

Dear Editor,

Could you please publish this in the newspaper? About 12 years ago, the hire cars or private hire were the road pigs in Georgetown and around. About 5 years ago after the minibuses took that title, but Sir I am seeing a new level of lawlessness on the road, it’s now the sand trucks which comes with development, but development must not replace decency, only last week I was driving along Mandela Avenue, when a sand truck braced the car I was driving in trying to overtake me, however the lady that was driving managed to avoid collision and all ended well.

The same night I left for the airport on Friday September 22^nd, 2023 while driving along the new road on the East Bank of Demerara there was a collision between a sand truck and a 4×4, but because we were headed to the airport, we glanced and there was no injury, so we went on.

I returned to Guyana on Monday, September 25^th, 2023 and on my way from Timehri to Houston, I saw two huge trucks fetching sand with no tarpaulin covering the back, the number for those trucks are GAF 2291 @ 12:35PM shortly after another sand truck GAE 7142 @ 1:15PM.

I know with development, we would have an increase in sand trucks, but the increase of development shouldn’t shift aside of the rule of law on the road and decency in life. Mr. Editor, I am publishing my name and address to face off with anyone who challenges my article.

Lawlessness began to grow within this country since 1966 with independence and continued thereafter. Lawlessness increased like compound interest and no political party shows any interest in addressing rule of law in Guyana.

Why does the bringing down of rule of law affect me? I spent a number of years with Senior Police ranks of the Guyana Police Force at their homes during the August holiday, I am a DeAbreu, and my relatives hold every rank in the Guyana Police Force from constable to commissioner over the years.

I would like to conclude by saying that taxpayers pay their taxes so the government can convert tax into free education from nursery to university, if that person is killed on the road that is not only a profound loss to the family, but an economic loss to the country.

We in Guyana say it’s causing death by dangerous driving when the truth of the matter is that you kill someone by careless driving, that sir is murder and if we were to charge people with homicide by accident, people would be more careful with the way they use the road.

Our country is heading to total disaster, when it comes to rule of law as, much as there are hundreds of developments in our country the decency no longer exists, please give this your attention. I conclude by suggesting that you should ask for volunteers of your choice to sit on a committee headed by the commissioner of Police to discuss the rule of law in the country and traffic in the country, I sir, therefore, ,volunteer.

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