General News of Friday, 29 March 2019Source: ghananewsagency.orgMuntaka calls for review of legislation to accommodate motorcyclesplay videoAlhaji Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, the Minority Chief WhipAlhaji Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, the Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Asawase, on Thursday called for a review of the Road Traffic Regulations 2012 (Legislative Instrument 2180) to accommodate the operation of motorcycles or tricycles. In 2012, the House ratified the Road Traffic Regulations to regulate road transport on Ghana, and sections of the instrument prohibit the use of motorcycle or tricycle, popularly known as Okada or Adedeta respectively, for commercial purposes. The review of the law, the MP said, would ensure that those motorcycles or tricyles could be identified, registered, licensed and policed to work within the road traffic regulations. Among the benefits are reduction in vehicular congestion and the quickest means of reaching offices and parts of the Lagos city. However, operators have been cited for flouting traffic regulations, including the failure to wear helmets and reckless driving, which put the lives of their clients in danger.

Source: GhanaWeb March 28, 2019 21:00 UTC