Miss Ghana promotes use of seat belt

Accra, Nov 12, GNA - Miss Ghana 2008, Mawuse Appea is embarking on a campaign to educate drivers on the need to wear seat belt. The campaign dubbed; "Seat Belt Campaign," began with retraining of Motor Transport and Traffic Unit (MTTU) officials with help from Toptech Drive Consult, a road safety and transport consulting company. As a road safety ambassador, Miss Appea said speeding over the speed limit, driving under the influence of alcohol, talking on phone while driving, lack of vehicle maintenance, lack of road safety education, running red lights, overloading and indiscipline on the part of drivers were some of the main causes of road accidents.

She said most drivers and passengers did not wear the seat belt, a condition that also contributed to serious fatalities during accidents. Ms Appea said; "It does not kill to wear seat belt, I hope Ghanaians will wear the seat belt regularly to save drivers and passengers from fatal accidents". "As a nation we must protect ourselves from road accidents especially in the month of December," she added. 12 Nov 08