TRAFFIC enforcement officers recorded 2,855 breaches during the week ended August 8, with speeding accounting for the largest share of offences as police intensified road safety enforcement across the country.
The Guyana Police Force Traffic Department recorded 701 speeding cases between August 2 and 8, followed by 207 cases involving motorists leaving vehicles in dangerous positions.
Other major breaches included 121 cases for failure to wear safety helmets, 98 cases involving tinted motor vehicles, 96 seatbelt violations and 84 breaches of prescribed vehicle fitness conditions.
Police also recorded 78 cases of driving under the influence, 72 cases involving unlicensed drivers and 70 cases in which pillion riders were carried without safety helmets.
The enforcement figures further included 51 cases involving unlighted front vehicle lights, 45 involving unlighted rear lights, 28 breaches of traffic-light signals and four cases of faulty parking.
The Traffic Department noted that all 84 breaches of prescribed fitness conditions recorded during the period involved the use of coloured lights on private motor vehicles.
It also clarified that all of the 98 tint-related offences concerned the front windscreen of private motor vehicles.
At least two motorists found in breach had been issued tint waivers, but the waivers did not cover the front windscreen, according to the department.
Beyond enforcement, the Traffic Department conducted a series of lectures, community outreaches and radio programmes aimed at promoting road safety and responsible driving.
The engagements were held at locations across the country, including Georgetown, the East and West Bank Demerara, East Coast Demerara, Linden Highway, Essequibo Coast, Region One, Mahdia, Lethem and other communities.
Traffic officers conducted outreach sessions at bars, nightclubs, markets, police outposts, residential communities and along major roadways.
Among the locations targeted were the Nelson Mandela Avenue–Eccles Interlink Road, Aubrey Barker Road, Yarrowkabra Public Road, Charity Market, Pepper Hill and Central Mahdia, Sheriff Street, Heroes Highway, Mabaruma Waterfront, Onderneeming, Lethem, Belle West Housing Scheme, Patentia, Durban Street and Ogle Highway.
Several nightlife and entertainment establishments also featured in the outreach programme, including Liz Grill and Bar, BL Beer Garden, Lust Club, Black Panther, 7th Street Bar, A1 Night Club, Kings and Queens Bar and Selina’s Beer Garden.
The department also conducted engagements in communities along the West Coast and West Bank Demerara, East Bank Essequibo and other areas as part of its continuing road safety education efforts.
The latest enforcement figures underscore the Traffic Department’s continued focus on speeding, impaired driving, vehicle safety requirements and other violations considered threats to road users.
