From Akwasi Ampratwum-Mensah, Sunyani
DRIVERS in the Brong Ahafo Region who flouted various road traffic rules and regulations and committed other vehicular offences have been fined a total amount of GH¢29,552.00 by circuit and magistrate courts in the region within the second quarter of this year.
For the first quarter of the year, recalcitrant drivers in the region were sentenced to a total fine of GH¢ 2,150.00 by the same courts at Techiman, Tuobodom, Kintampo, Wamfie, Goaso, Bechem and Duayaw-Nkwanta.
The offences committed included speeding, driving vehicles with worn-out tyres, driving with expired licenses and without licenses, loading above approved height, failing to stop, failing to equip vehicles with fire extinguishers and warning triangles, driving without road insurance certificate, failing to pay vehicle income tax and failing to renew insurance and road worthiness certificates, among others.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr Paul Wesley Baah, who disclosed this to The Mirror in an interview in Sunyani, pointed out that the police would not relent in its efforts to ensure sanity on the roads by prosecuting drivers who constantly break the vehicular rules and regulations.
Providing statistics on accidents in the region for the same periods, ASP Baah indicated that within the second quarter of the year, a total of 149 cases were reported as against 200 recorded between January and April, involving 201 and 279 vehicles, respectively.
He indicated that for the second quarter, 30 of the cases were fatal while 45 fatal cases were recorded between January and April, and that for the two occasions, 52 of the cases were serious while 67 and 103 were respectively recorded as minor.
ASP Baah disclosed that out of the total accident cases, 45 persons died in the second quarter while 48 perished in the January to April recorded cases, adding that 332 got injured within the second quarter, with 416 sustaining injuries between the January to April period.
Giving the statistics for the first quarter of 2009, the MTTU said 174 accident cases occurred, involving 207 vehicles; 82 died, 151 got injured, 98 of the cases were rated as minor, 33 as serious while 43 were fatal.
He could, however, not provide the statistics for the second quarter for 2009.
According to ASP Baah, speeding and driver fatigue had been identified as two major causes of road accidents in the region.
He, therefore, urged drivers to observe the speed limit regulation of 50 Km/h and also endeavour to rest for 30 minutes after driving for continuous four hours, as stipulated in the regulation, in order to save lives and property.
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