The Greater Accra chapter of the GPRTU says they welcome the National Road Safety Authority’s (NRSA) new directives to improve the quality of service offered and mainly reduce crashes on Ghana’s roads.
The GPRTU Executive member who is also the Municipal Welfare Chairman of Ga West and Ga East, Mr. Eric Nii Asirifi said the union will comply and make sure all targeted operators are required to assign two drivers to all trips that are in excess of 8 hours or 500km and to submit a journey plan for all such routes.
Eric Asirifi said the Union will ensure that all the targeted operators are required to introduce the use of vehicle log books to help enforce the protocols on maximum driving hours & high speeds.
He added that, all the targeted operators shall be required to appoint Road Safety Officers who shall be responsible for conducting pre-departure checks at all terminals. The Union will also notify the Authority of the appointment on or before April 1st, 2021.
He said Commercial drivers who operate other forms of public transport popularly known as trotro are however exempted from this new directive.
Chairman Eric Asirifi further urged the drivers who are in opposed of the new directives to accept it for their own safety and the wellbeing of their buses.
Call the chairman on 0244650553 / 0506021193
Source: Mynewsghana
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