Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Dwoahene Kaakyire Asiedu Akyeapong, the Adenta MTTU Unit District Commander, says it is compulsory for all drivers who use vehicles to visit the DVLA and acquire the requisite documents before they operate their vehicles. He urged them to desist from troubling the police personnel?s of the MTTU department of the Ghana police service.
ASP Akyeampong said this at a gathering of over 250 drivers and drivers their mates during a
Road Safety Education organized at the Adenta Lorry Park to educate them on the spot fine rules and regulations.
He said the LI 2180 had been promulgated and appealed to drivers and car owners to ensure that they get their licenses/stickers, which are renewable after six months for commercial vehicles and one year for
private vehicles, without fail as defaulters would be arrested and prosecuted.
The Adenta MTTU Commander also appealed to the drivers to go directly to the authorities in charge and avoid the loitering agents also known as ?goro boys? who have not been mandated to do the work saying such agents often alter documents and if one is not careful he may think the altered document was a genuine one.
ASP Akyeampong also urged drivers to avoid the temptation of using their mobile phones whiles driving and appealed to them to procure fire extinguishers in their vehicles.
ASP Akyeampong said road safety is the dual responsibility of the Police and the drivers and appealed to drivers to be alert and pay attention to road signs when driving since most road crashes are as a
result of human factors.
He said the allowed speed limit within the townships is 30kph and 40kph, this is so, so that so when someone inadvertently exceeds them they would be able to effectively apply their brakes.
He said the introduction of the spot fine by the MTTU is one sure way of reducing accidents on our roads.
Some of the road offences and their associated spot fines include Refusal to renew road use certificate will see offenders fined between 5-25 penalty units equivalent to between GHC 60-300.
Refusal to register number plates will attract a fine of between 5-25 penalty units, Refusal to renew road use certificate will attract a fine of between 5-25 penalty units equivalent to between GHC 60-300.
Refusal to register number plates comes with a fine of between 5-25 penalty units equivalent to between GHC 60-300. Failure to use seat belts will attract a fine of 10-50 penalty
units equivalent to GHC 120-600
Exceeding the prescribed number of persons to be carried will attract fine of 10-25 penalty units equivalent to GHC 120-300 equivalent to between GHC 60-300.
Minors who drive commits an offence liable to a fine of GHC 120 or 10 penalty units.
An overloading offence also comes with a penalty of 10-25 penalty units equivalent to GHC 120-300.
One penalty unit is worth GHC 12.
Source:?Gogo Gorden Amoah
