Too many deaths on our roadways

Feb 01, 2024 Letters

Dear Editor,

Please once again publish this article as my heart is bleeding for the death, injuries and destruction of people and properties.

On Thursday 25th January, the Kaieteur newspaper published three persons being killed ages 3, 30 and 50. The 30 and the 50 year old are of working age. These two men and the child are an emotional loss to their family. The 30 and 50-year-old men are economic losses to this country.

The child will never see the beauty of Guyana, the new Demerara Harbour Bridge, the flyover and many miles of new highways and byways the government is building. The 30-year-old will never see his grandchildren, will never enjoy life as he should have. The 50-year-old God rest his soul may have seen some things.

Over 1200 persons have died in the past 11 years, 2023 included, 90% of them based on evidence, leads to one thing. I ask you Mr. President to declare a war on road safety, a war on the way we use the roads. I would challenge any legal minded person that I, Frank De Abreu will reduce death on our road by 80% in 24 months. At age 64, I can’t be the traffic chief, but I know relatives of mine who were traffic chiefs, will not tolerate the lawlessness we see on the road. My age disqualifies me, but the present Traffic Chief can tell us by telephone or media if he is being instructed by senior politicians or senior ranks of the GPF from doing his duty. If the answer is no, the Traffic Chief’s office is a waste of time and taxpayers money. I can face off with him or any rank in traffic how we can tackle the road lawlessness. My father would say this confounded nonsense must stop. If we continue to neglect people’s lives on the road, we may have a beautiful Guyana with big graveyards.

Sincerely,

Frank DeAbreu

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