NRSC to engage political parties on road safety

The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), will  on Tuesday  September 20  organize a dialogue with political parties on measures to mitigate motor accidents prior to the December polls.  

The dialogue would provide a platform for the Commission to sensitise political parties to educate their members and supporters on road safety issues to help reduce accidents that occur during political campaigns. 

In  a statement the Commission says  it is imperative for them to meet the various political parties to educate them on the need to sensitise their supporters not to overload and over speed their campaign vehicles as well as engage in reckless driving. 

The statement expressed concern about the rate of pedestrian knock downs during election campaigns and urged political parties to be careful of reckless driving especially with the Presidential candidate’s convoy.  

Trends, since the 2000 elections, indicate that road crashes increase in election years claiming more lives than malaria or HIV and AIDS and violent crimes. 

GBC