General News of Thursday, 16 January 2020Source: 3news.comNational Road Safety Authority demands more funding for road safety sensitisationThe Authority's PRO said the GH¢6.5m allocated it for road safety sensitization is inadequateThe National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has described as woefully inadequate the GH¢6.5 million the government allocated it for road safety sensitization as part of an action plan to curb road crashes. As part of the action plan, the National Road Safety Commission, as it was known then, was transformed into an ‘Authority’ with additional funding of GH¢6.5 million for public sensitization and education. The government also promised a yearly allocation of GH¢335 million for 3 years, beginning 2018, for the completion of road markings and signage. Mr. Kodua, though fully aware of the action plan and all its components, is unable to speak to the camera deployment and road markings and signages as that do not fall within the remit of the National Road Safety Authority, he stated. While NRSA will do its best in executing its mandate of educating the public on road safety, he said, it behoves on the public to see road safety as a collective responsibility.

Source: GhanaWeb January 16, 2020 09:11 UTC