Lawyer Kwame Konduah Atuahene,
Communications Manager for the National Road Safety Authority has revealed that
70% of deaths that are recorded from road accidents are those that happen on
good roads.
This came up after he made mention that election
years record the most road accidents, most of which are as a result of speeding
on good roads, although others like to blame it on increase in motorization.
He made this calculation during an interview with host,
Nana Yaw Odame on the Men’s Lounge show which airs every Thursday at 9pm on
your world of quality entertainment, eTV Ghana.
“If you look at the data quite
closely, 70% of all the accidents that lead to deaths don’t occur on the bad
roads. They occur on the good roads; the roads that are flat and marked with
very good signs and all that”, he said.
According to him, the better the roads get, the more
indiscipline road users become because since there are no ??potholes on the
road, they see no need to slow down and drive with caution. They ignore all
road signs, overtake as and when they want to and all these irresponsible
actions are what result in such deadly accidents.
“The bad roads, at least from the data, create a bit
of discomfort so they won’t even be forced to speed but the better or
relatively good roads have turned out to be the trouble spot for us”, Lawyer
Konduah further added.
He advised the general public to take extra caution
when using the roads, respect all road signs and avoid overtaking so as not to
fall victim to road accidents.
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