Tag: Road Safety
AMA, Bloomberg achieve success in road safety campaign
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has said its Mass Media Campaign on road safety had achieved success in reducing speeding and deaths...
NRSC strengthening itself to enforce road safety
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) is strengthening its legislative powers to enforce road safety in the country.
Mr. Kwame...
Road Safety relocates taxi rank at Dabala Junction
The National Road Safety Commission (NSRC) has relocated a taxi rank operating at the Dabala Junction in the South Tongu District of the Volta...
Religious leaders urged to be ambassadors and agents of Road Safety
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has called on religious leaders to be agents of road safety in their respective places of worship to...
‘Need for political will on road safety’
Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the Minister of Transport, said governments in the West Africa sub-region must demonstrate increased political will for road safety.
This, he...
Nigeria deploys road personnel for holiday travel safety
At least 36,000 road safety personnel have been deployed across Nigeria for patrols and road checks to ensure road traffic safety during Eid-el-Fitr celebration,...
UN-led initiative to enhance road safety in Ethiopia
The United Nations and the Ethiopian government have launched an initiative to enhance road safety in Ethiopia.
Under the new initiative, which...
NYA steps up road safety campaigns in Central Region
The National Youth Authority (NYA), in collaboration with the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), has organised a road safety campaign for drivers in the...
ABL and Stakeholders Deliberate on Road Safety Issues
Accra Brewery Limited (ABL), producers of a wide range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, has engaged stakeholders on road safety and responsible drinking.
A statement...
Ghana Shippers’ Authority schools haulage drivers on road safety issues
Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has taken another judicious step by organizing a sensitization workshop for haulage drivers in order to help address road safety...
Rev. Awudu believes Road Safety campaign is Every Ghanaian ‘responsibility
Reverend Ismaila Awudu, the Board Chairman of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) has called on stakeholders to intensify education on road safety measures.
The...
Road Safety lobby for drivers and passengers support
The Acting Regional Head of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), Madam Akua Ansah Cobbinah, has called on both pedestrians and drivers to observe...
African road safety leadership program: To help reduce rampant road-crashes.
The second Road Safety Leadership Program organized by the Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP, an international partnership hosted by the World Bank), in collaboration...
Bloomberg and AMA Road Safety Campaign Begins to Bear Fruits
The Bloomberg Initiative Global Road Safety (BIGRS) and the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Pedestrian Road Safety Action Plan is yielding positive results after its...
Nigeria beefs up road safety ahead of Christmas festive season
Nigeria's road safety commission has beefed up safety measures and deployed some 25,000 personnel across the country ahead of the Christmas festive season, a...
More Than 1, 000 drivers in War Sensitised by GPRTU
The Upper West Regional Secretariat of Ghana Private Road Transport Union (G.P.R.T.U) has partnered the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) to hold series of...
Accra: Sven Road Safety Awareness Launched
The 'Sven Project' a special road safety campaign for professional cyclists and all road users, has been launched in Accra.
The project was in memory...
VALD suggests realistic plans towards cutting down road accidents
The Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), a road safety non-governmental organisation, has expressed worry over the rise in road crashes and deaths and said...
NRSC: Have Launched This Years Easter Road Safety Campaign
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) has launched the 2018 Easter Road Safety Campaign in Accra, with a call on drivers to adhere to...
Drivers Cautioned Against Recklessness During Yuletide
Drivers have been cautioned against carelessness such drunk-driving, reckless over speeding and overtaking and disregard for road safety regulations during the Christmas festivities.
The founder...
Road accident kills 5 in SW Nigeria
A multiple-vehicle collision near Nigeria's Lagos city claimed five lives and injured 19 others early Thursday, according to road safety police.
Hyginus Omeje, head of...
Omnibank Donates 25 Pairs Of Lollipop Stands To NRSC For Child Safety
OmniBank is set to embark on a road safety campaign to reduce inner city accidents. A move that forms part of its corporate social...
Police Approve Uniforms For Private Security Organisations
The Inspector General of Police(IGP), Mr David Asante-Apeatu, on Wednesday launched approved uniforms for Private Security Organisations(PSO) operating in the country, in Accra.
While newly...
UNITAR, DIAGEO Together with Stakeholders Talk About Safety Management
Diageo Plc through its subsidiary Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL), the leading total beverage business in Ghana together with the United Nations Institute for...
Stop persecuting road safety corps – Field Marshall
The Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has condemned the unprovoked attacks and molestation of operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps on the highways...
E/R: Road accidents in decline due to road safety campaign
Road crashes had taken a downward trend in the Eastern Region as the intense road safety education campaign begins to show positive results.
...
Ghana: Two Foundations Supports Amends Safe School Area Initiative
FIA Foundation and Puma Energy Foundation launched a road safety program to educate children on how to stay safe on the roads as they...
Ghana to install devoted traffic cameras
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) is to install the first-ever dedicated traffic cameras in the country by June, 2017. The cameras are to...
DVLA Offer Tertiary Students Opportunity To Learn How To Drive
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has introduced a programme dubbed: “Tertiary Drive” (TertDrive), to afford tertiary students the opportunity to learn how...
Road Traffic Accidents Increase In C/R
Seven Hundred and Eighty Nine (789) road traffic accidents were recorded in the Central Region (C/R) from January 1st to 31st December, 2016 against...