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Ghana Standards Board installs
machines to control vehicle accidents
Accra, Feb. 23, GNA - Ghana Standards Board (GSB) in
collaboration with Road Safety Limited (RSL) has installed
new machines to improve road safety.
The Tecalemit DE5000 Roller Brake tester, headlight beam
tester and exhaust gas analyser, which are to improve road
safety, have been installed on the Fishing Habour Road in
Tema.
The Roller Brake tester has the capacity to test vehicles
with axle load ranging from 400 to 16,000 kilograms.
The machines acquired by GSB with the assistance of the
World Bank at a cost of about 36,000 pounds would soon be
commissioned.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Accra
on Friday, Mr Adu Darkwa Executive Director of GSB said the
machines were installed with the cooperation of the Driver
and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).
Mr Michael Dedey, General Manager of RSL, said the exhaust
gas analyzer would be tested on diesel vehicles.
He noted that about 70 per cent of the accident cases on our
road were due to driver errors and could be prevented if
vehicles especially the heavy goods trucks were serviced
regularly to ensure that all their brakes, headlights and
other parts were functioning properly.
Mr Dedey said the company had since its inception in 1998
been involved in reducing vehicular accidents through its
vehicle inspection and brake testing, installation of fleet
management, tracking and fuel monitoring units, driver
testing, training and monitoring of light and heavy good
vehicles.
He called for the need to improve the safety and efficiency
of the fleets of various companies to help reduce vehicle
accidents, which had become very rampant on our roads.
GNA
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