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More than 3,380 errant motorcycle riders have been fined a total of GH¢3 million for various road traffic infractions between January and November, this year.
While 18 others were given custodial sentences, 118 of the suspects were acquitted and discharged for lack of evidence to prosecute them. The police are also on the heels of 81 other offenders.
The Director of Education, Research and Training at the Motor Traffic and Transport Division (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Supt Alexander Obeng, made this known at a town hall meeting organised to sensitise motorcycle riders in Accra yesterday.
The meeting was organised by the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) in collaboration with the CUTS International and other stakeholders.
The meeting brought together stakeholders in the road transport sector, including the MTTD, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), the Motor Riders Association and civil society organisations in road safety.
The participants discussed issues ranging from safety on the road through observance of road traffic regulations, enforcement of the road traffic regulations, legalisation of commercial motor riding to developing robust public transport system.
The engagement with the motor riders was within the context that users of the two-wheeled vehicle stood 98 per cent chance of sustaining injuries when they were involved in an accident.
For instance, statistics from the MTTD of the Ghana Police Service shows that road crash fatalities involving motorcycles had hit 25 per cent in 2021 from four per cent in 2011.
Again, motorcycle registration increased from 15,136 in 2005 to 73,515 in 2020, while tricycle registration also increased from 8,174 in 2017 to 31,544 in 2020.
Chief Supt Obeng said the introduction of the Police Action against Rider Indiscipline (PAARI) by the police was yielding good fruits as issues of indiscipline among motorcycle riders had started reducing.
He said the police administration had deployed designated officers under the PAARI initiative to enforce discipline among motorcycle riders at targeted hotspots for road crashes in Accra and other parts of the country.
Chief Supt Obeng said the introduction of the Police Action against Rider Indiscipline (PAARI) by the police was yielding good fruits as issues of indiscipline among motorcycle riders had started reducing.
He said the police administration had deployed designated officers under the PAARI initiative to enforce discipline among motorcycle riders at targeted hotspots for road crashes in Accra and other parts of the country.
Source: myghanadaily
