MOTOR riders who ride into the premises of the Tamale District Court without wearing crash helmets will now pay a spot fine and will also be made to purchase helmets before their bikes are released to them.
The measure is to help instil discipline among motor riders and ensure that they adhere to road safety measures.
The District Magistrate, Mr Gabriel Mate-Teye, told the Daily Graphic in Tamale that the initiative was part of the court’s contribution to reducing accidents in the metropolis.
He attributed about 95 per cent of accidents that occurred in the metropolis to the refusal of riders and their pillion riders to wear their helmets.
Mr Mate-Teye, therefore, urged the Motor Traffic and Transport Union (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service to intensify education campaigns on the use of crash helmets in schools and communities.
“We are taking it upon ourselves to do these things because a lot of people are dying as a result of their refusal to use the helmet”, Mr Mate-Teye pointed out.
He entreated motorbike dealers to ensure that they sold the bikes with helmets, stressing that any buyer who wanted to purchase a motorbike must be compelled to buy crash helmets.
According to the magistrate,“people who come to court must do the right thing because we cannot allow the alarming rate of accidents and deaths among riders to continue”.
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