By Love Wilhelmina Abanonave
The Director General of Ghana’s National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Abraham Amaliba, has called for road safety education to be introduced as a standalone subject in schools.
Speaking on TV3, Mr Amaliba said he intends to engage the Ghana Education Service (GES) to integrate road safety into the curriculum, emphasising the need to instill safe driving practices in young people.
‘’They say, catch them young, so the best is to have the young ones educated early so as not to behave like the older ones on the road,” he said.
Mr Amaliba described Ghana’s roads as “death traps” and expressed his determination to leave a lasting impact before his tenure ends.
Addressing Poor Road Conditions
He also raised concerns about poor visibility in the capital, stating that Accra remains dangerously dark at night. He plans to write to the Greater Accra Regional Minister to push for better street lighting across districts.
As a lawyer, Mr Amaliba vowed to use legal means to improve road safety, tackling issues such as articulated trucks parked along highways and hawkers congesting pedestrian walkways.
Tougher Enforcement Measures
He stressed that stricter enforcement was needed to ensure compliance with road safety regulations.
‘’Compliance among road users will only happen if you crack the whip, so you can be rest assured that people will be issued with compliance notices,’’ he said.
Funding Challenges
Despite his ambitions, Mr Amaliba acknowledged that inadequate funding remains a significant challenge. He revealed that the NRSA has no Internally Generated Funds (IGF) and that he inherited an office with depleted resources, making it difficult to implement road safety initiatives effectively.
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