General News of Tuesday, 25 August 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comBureau of Public Safety welcomes Mahama’s intention to legalise, regulate OkadaFile photo of an Okada rider on the streetsThe Bureau of Public Safety has said the intention of the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the December elections, John Dramani Mahama, to legalise and regulate the use of motorbikes as commercial means of transport is a step in the right direction. Executive Director of the Bureau, Nana Yaw Akwada, told GhanaWeb on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, that a complete ban on the commercial use of motorbikes as means transport (popularly known as Okada), has proven ineffective since 2012. Also, from January to October last year, the National Road Safety Commission reported that 589 deaths came through motorcycle accidents. “When you say you will legalise and regulate, it is not enough. So we will have to educate new riders as well as existing car drivers and new car drivers and pedestrians,” Mr Akwada admonished.

Source: GhanaWeb August 25, 2020 14:26 UTC