THE Guyana National Road Safety Council (GNRSC) said Tuesday that in view of the recent mayhem that has been occurring on the roads, it is appealing to road users to be more responsible and help put an end to the road carnage.Recently, there has been an increase in the number of serious road accidents in and around the city, mainly due to speeding, recklessness and driving under the influence (DUI), which reflect total disregard for our traffic laws, the GNRSC added.
The GNRSC would like to express sincere condolences to all families and friends of those who lost their lives on the roadways, especially to the families of the teacher and students of Burma Primary School.
It is always heart-wrenching when persons die or are injured on our roadways. Almost all accidents impact our economy and have distressed all parties involved, both emotionally and physically. Also, serious accidents have significantly disturbed the social welfare of all the affected families.
Speeding, driving under the influence (DUI), total neglect of our traffic laws and total disregard for the five Cs: Care, Courtesy, Consideration, Caution and Commonsense when using the roads are now becoming a normal practice on our roadways. These behaviours should be discontinued immediately to put an end to some of these ‘Needless Road Crashes and Deaths, the GNRSC said.
Fellow road users, please be advised that the reduction of road accidents can only be achieved with your inputs. So again, the GNRSC is pleading to all road users and responsible Guyanese to join with us in our campaign to help stop the road carnages by correcting the careless ways we use our roads and by adhering to the road safety and traffic laws to make our streets and roads safer.