Easter Road Safety Priority

COME Thursday, all roads will be busy since people will be travelling for their Easter holidays.

This is one of the times when road accidents are encountered on our national roads. A lot was done during the last festive season even though a high number of accidents were recorded, and if that was not the case, a lot could have been recorded.In Namibia, there are a few things that need to be taken care of by our Government with all relevant stakeholders involved in road networking.Human Behaviour This is a serious one and it can still be controlled, cases like drinking and driving where our Namibian citizen needs to be educated on the dangers that are involved when drinking and driving on public roads.A solution to this will be heavy fines or long jail sentences, and our legislation on road safety also needs to be reviewed.Police department responsible for roadblocks should be encouraged to take up this task, seriously.Condition of the car When members of the public are urged to have all minor problems on vehicles repaired or being rejected for roadworthy certificates, they complain a lot.This is the only way we can avoid some of the accidents on our national roads since they are caused by cars with defects like worn-out brakes; lights or indicator failure; etc.With the above-mentioned, Government or institutions responsible for roadworthy cars should be strictly be monitored to ensure that there is no foul play or kickbacks to allow defective cars on the roads.Roads Authority needs to take this challenge seriously.Road Infrastructure Development A lot needs to be done on our national roads in terms of infrastructure development.We don’t have many road signs on our roads to warn the drivers of sharp turns, no overtaking and so the list goes on.Believe me, most of the head-on collisions on public roads are caused by overtaking without proper checks of signage, and often we have none.The National Road Safety Councils should ensure that we sufficient signs on our national roads.Bellington M Mabakeng Erongo RegionA lot was done during the last festive season even though a high number of accidents were recorded, and if that was not the case, a lot could have been recorded.In Namibia, there are a few things that need to be taken care of by our Government with all relevant stakeholders involved in road networking.Human Behaviour This is a serious one and it can still be controlled, cases like drinking and driving where our Namibian citizen needs to be educated on the dangers that are involved when drinking and driving on public roads.A solution to this will be heavy fines or long jail sentences, and our legislation on road safety also needs to be reviewed.Police department responsible for roadblocks should be encouraged to take up this task, seriously.Condition of the car When members of the public are urged to have all minor problems on vehicles repaired or being rejected for roadworthy certificates, they complain a lot.This is the only way we can avoid some of the accidents on our national roads since they are caused by cars with defects like worn-out brakes; lights or indicator failure; etc.With the above-mentioned, Government or institutions responsible for roadworthy cars should be strictly be monitored to ensure that there is no foul play or kickbacks to allow defective cars on the roads.Roads Authority needs to take this challenge seriously.Road Infrastructure Development A lot needs to be done on our national roads in terms of infrastructure development.We don’t have many road signs on our roads to warn the drivers of sharp turns, no overtaking and so the list goes on.Believe me, most of the head-on collisions on public roads are caused by overtaking without proper checks of signage, and often we have none.The National Road Safety Councils should ensure that we sufficient signs on our national roads.Bellington M Mabakeng Erongo Region