The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Alliance Drivers Association (ADA), Kwaku Boateng has revealed that driving schools are the real causes of the rampant road accidents in the country.
The Ministry of Transport has expressed worry about the number of fatalities recorded from road accidents that occurred from January to the end of February 2021. It is reported that a total of 517 deaths have been recorded during the said period.
Speaking to Bohyeba Afriyie on Plan B FM ‘Nkosuo Nsem’ on the causes of the recent rampant ghastly road accidents, Mr. Boateng attributed the blame to the driving schools in the country. According to him, most of the schools do not qualify to train drivers.
“Many of the driving schools don’t have the requisite qualification, they teach in a haste, they use just two to three months in teaching the students how to drive which is wrong”, Mr. Boateng remarked.
“I have driven for 22yrs and I have not had any accident. Because they’re trained in haste, most of the drivers who graduate from these so-called driving schools don’t get the experience to drive on major roads through which they end up killing innocent passengers”, he added.
He aslo indicated that poor driving skills, gross indiscipline by drivers and unworthiness of cars on Ghanaian roads are also contributory factors. He further appealed to the National Road Safety Authority and the Ghana Police Service to roll out policy initiatives to curb the menace and further enhance safety on the various road networks in the country.
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