The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) is hopeful of reducing road accidents in the country through the enforcement of safety standards.
Over 2,000 deaths have been recorded between January and November 2019 by the Authority, a figure which it says is a little higher than the previous year.
Speaking to Citi News, Director of Planning and Programming at the Authority, David Osafo Adonteng said they will ensure all road laws are adhered to.
“Every institution that is responsible for ensuring that vehicles on the roads are safer and are roadworthy are also going to ensure that those standards are complied with.”
The Authority had earlier cited high levels of indiscipline on the roads as a cause of the high number of recorded deaths in this year.
According to the Authority, 2,083 lives were lost through road accidents between the period exceeding the estimated figure of 930.
Mr. Adonteng said the reported figure was very disturbing.
“…provisional figures have already shown that as of November ending, we have already recorded 2,083 persons but that notwithstanding we have seen a consistent reduction in various categories of road accidents but we still have a problem.
For example, when it comes to road users; drivers and pedestrians, the indiscipline is so bad. How come you have cried for footbridges between Madina and Adentan, now the government will go and squeeze out money to put them there and you will say it is long?”
In a bid to reduce road crashes, the Akufo-Addo administration approved an action plan aimed at making roads safer.
The plan was to focus on sensitisation, law enforcement and improving road signages.
The government committed to providing at least GHS 335 million a year to the Ghana Highway Authority, Department of Urban Roads and Department of Feeder Roads to provide signage and road marks over a three year period.
