We’ll implement tougher measures to curb road accidents – Amaliba
Amaliba disclosed that the NRSA will soon roll out a project dubbed “Kill the Speed Before the Speed Kills You” project to help reduce road accidents.
The Director General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Abraham Amaliba, has said the Authority implement tougher measures to curb the rising number of road accidents in the country.
Provisional data released by the NRSA in collaboration with the Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) shows that between January and June 2025, Ghana recorded 7,289 road crashes and 1,504 fatalities.
Speaking on the Big Mike Breakfast Show on Tuesday September 24, Lawyer Amaliba said he has reintroduced vigour into the Authority since assuming office and is determined to ensure stronger enforcement of road safety regulations through diverse means, including technology.
“I can assure you that with my appointment, I have brought in some new rigour to the institution. The institution began to accept its authority, so road safety has a future.”
He expressed concern over the alarming rate of accidents, revealing that at least eight people die every day on Ghana’s roads. He attributed most road accidents to human factors, particularly reckless driving and indiscipline by both drivers and other road users.
“Eight people die every day, so today you can be sure that eight people will die, and that’s even conservative because I know 16 people perished in one particular day before.”
“It is about discipline, it is about vehicular indiscipline on the part of drivers, and indiscipline on the part of other road users, so this is what is causing these accidents, and they are also increasing in numbers.”
Amaliba disclosed that the NRSA will soon roll out a project dubbed “Kill the Speed Before the Speed Kills You” project to help reduce road accidents.
In consultation with transport operators, the Authority, according to him, will introduce directives including speed breakers in long-distance buses, a maximum of eight hours of driving per driver, and a compulsory thirty-minute break every four hours. In addition, long-distance buses will be required to have two drivers on board to ensure safety.
“We are embarking on what is called a programme that I have introduced, kill the speed before the speed kills you and the passengers. And when we implement this, I know it will go a long way to solving the problem.”
The NRSA boss urged all road users to take responsibility for their safety, stressing the importance of discipline and caution on every journey.
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