The Bureau of Public Safety has charged the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) to establish its independent institutional campaign against road traffic infractions to augment gains made in Citi TV"},"modified":"2019-07-22T17:36:55","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T17:36:55","slug":"bureau-of-public-safety-tasks-mttd-to-sustain-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/22\/bureau-of-public-safety-tasks-mttd-to-sustain-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Bureau of Public Safety tasks MTTD to sustain campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Bureau of Public Safety has charged the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) to establish its independent institutional campaign against road traffic infractions to augment gains made in Citi TV\u2019s War against indiscipline campaign.<\/p>\n
This call is part of recommendations contained in the Ghana Public Safety and crime report by the bureau which revealed that transportation-related incidents accounted for 41% of all deaths caused by public safety cases in the first half of 2019.<\/p>\n
The report also indicated that the three most frequently reported public safety events were crime, violent crime and Civil Disturbances.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe contribution of a sport fine regime in improving the safety and security on our roads cannot be overemphasized. Government has not shown a tangible commitment to reducing the carnage on the roads as the spot fine system continues to be only a matter of discussion in the last decade.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe BPS acknowledges recent efforts initiated by Citi TV\/FM in collaboration with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the GPS to reduce indiscipline on the roads, however the MTTD of the GPS must establish and own a sustained institutional campaign to enforce basic road laws across Ghana in order to achieve any meaningful gains in curbing road crashes and associated casualties\u201d, portions of the report added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Police get two new vehicles to support War Against Indiscipline campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n
The Ghana Police Service has said, it has procured two vehicles and other security equipment to sustain<\/strong><\/span> Citi TV\u2019s War Against Indiscipline campaign.<\/p>\n
The Director-General in charge of Public Affairs for the Police, ACP David Eklu, said: \u201cfor now we have two brand new vehicles that will support the operation.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also outlined the focus of the Police\u2019s collaboration with Citi TV on the campaign.<\/p>\n
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\n\u201cThe essence is to make our roads safe\u2026 if you are driving, you must consider other road users. If we are able to get this into the psyche and driving the culture of Ghanaians, I believe that we should be able to reduce road crashes significantly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n