The Police have launched an initiative to check the insecure loading of vehicles across the country as part of an overall strategy to prevent accidents, particularly during the holiday season and beyond.
The initiative, dubbed Operation PAILES (POLICE ANTI-INSECURE LOADING ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY), aims to ensure that cargo carting trucks do not transport goods beyond their legally permitted limits, a practice that has become one of the country’s leading causes of accidents.
Following a three-month pilot programme in the Eastern Region that resulted in the arrest and successful prosecution of over 50 insecurely loaded trucks (pictures attached), the strategy is now being implemented across the country.
As part of the implementation of the strategy, the Police are engaging relevant stakeholders such as the cargo association, charcoal and timber drivers unions across the country to educate and caution them on the dangers associated with insecure loading and the need to adhere to the required legal loading limits.
The Police used the opportunity to urge the public to support us in our efforts to ensure strict compliance with the Anti-Insecure Loading Enforcement Strategy to make our roads safe and secure during this Christmas season and beyond.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
