The Police Administration has banned the movement of heavy duty trucks country-wide after 6p.m. as part of measures to curb the carnage on the country\u2019s roads.
\nAfter 6p.m., all checkpoints across the country are supposed to order every heavy duty truck to park and display triangles and reflectors till 6a.m. the following day,
\nThese were contained in a directive from the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Paul Tawiah Quaye, to all Regional Police Commanders in the country.
\nThe directive said the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit of the Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), was also to conduct a thorough examination of all trucks and offenders should be prosecuted. It said all long heavy duty and cargo trucks were supposed to park before 6 p.m. in an acceptable manner and completely off the road with enough reflectors to warn other road users.
\nRegional commanders across the country, it said, were to ensure strict enforcement of the directive, adding that offenders should be dealt with in accordance with the law. It also directed regional commands to come up with special operations on Fridays to ensure that the roads were free from careless parking and driving.
\nThe Western Regional Police Commander, Alhaji Hamidu Mahama, told the Daily Graphic that the directive indicated that there were various rest sports on the highways and that drivers should be mindful of the time to ensure that they pull over to these places before 6 p.m. and park safely till the following day.
\nHe said the enforcement of the directive in the region started yesterday.
\n\u201cToday we pulled over 200 vehicles before 6 p.m. and ensured that they parked safely,\u201d he said.
\nAlhaji Mahama noted that most of the drives who were stopped looked tired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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