The Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) is proposing a comprehensive review of the speed limit on the Accra-Tema motorway to enhance road safety.
BPS argues that revising the speed limit on the Accra-Tema motorway could significantly reduce the recent surge in accidents.
By implementing a lower speed limit, BPS believes the number of crashes and fatalities could be substantially decreased, ultimately saving lives.
This recommendation comes in response to a troubling increase in motorway accidents, many of which have been fatal.
In an interview, the Executive Secretary of the Bureau of Public Safety, Nana Yaw Akwada, stressed the importance of reassessing the speed limits.
He noted that the construction of settlements near the motorway has heightened accident risks, making it essential to reassess current speed regulations.
Mr. Akwada highlighted how these developments have altered traffic safety dynamics, underscoring the need for updated speed limits to protect both motorists and residents.
The Bureau of Public Safety is calling for immediate action from authorities, emphasizing that swift, proactive measures are crucial to prevent further fatalities on the Accra-Tema motorway.
“With such a highway, it just makes sense that we have allowed settlements to go this close on an express route, we have to review road conditions, allowable speed, and types of vehicles that can even drive there, and all that. It’s just civil to do that,” he said on Citi FM on Monday, July 29.
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) recent statistics disclosed that approximately 1,237 people died from road crashes between January and June 2024.
According to the NRSA, many of these fatalities resulted from wrongful overtaking and drivers’ failure to observe traffic signs.
A summary of the provisional national traffic crash and casualty statistics indicates that a total of 6,653 road traffic crashes were reported from January to June 2024.
These crashes involved 11,283 vehicles of all categories (Private, Commercial, Motorbikes/Cycles, etc.), and 8,798 casualties (1,237 fatalities/deaths and 7,561 injuries).