Over-speeding accounts for 60% of road crashes in Central Region
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), has identified excessive speeding as the primary cause of road accidents in the Central Region.
While behavioural risk factors, such as improper overtaking, tyre blowouts, brake malfunctions, overloading, poor road conditions and general non-compliance with traffic regulations were contributing elements, speeding was responsible for approximately 60 percent of road collisions in the region.
Mrs Linda Affotey Annang, the Regional Director, stated that numerous fatalities and incidents involving pedestrians and passengers in the region were directly linked to speeding.
She disclosed this to the Ghana News Agency during an intensified road traffic regulations enforcement operation prior to the holiday season on some major roads&...