About 40 drivers have been convicted and fined various sums of monies ranging from 300 to 3000 Ghana cedis since Citi TV’s War Against Indiscipline was brought back last week.
So far, 110 vehicles have been impounded for various road traffic offences. Key among the offences is illegal U-turns on the Tema motorway.
Seven vehicles were stopped when the War Against Indiscipline team mounted a snap check on the Tema motorway, while four other drivers were arrested at the East Legon under the bridge.
Some drivers gave the following reasons for the continuous use of unauthorized turns on the motorway.
“We were in a haste to attend a training in Tema, so we decided to make a U-turn, so we could make it in time,” a driver shared.
Another driver said, “I am a medical practitioner and I had to make it in time for work. I had no intention to cause mayhem.”
About War Against Indiscipline
The #WarAgainstIndiscipline – Be the change campaign is aimed at helping to avert the increasing loss of lives through road crashes.
It is a Citi TV initiative in partnership with the Police MTTD.
In May 2019, the station began the campaign against all forms of indiscipline in the country.
The exercise took the nation by surprise when it partnered with the Ghana Police Service to arrest errant drivers, process them for court, and have them fined.
It covered roads noted for reckless driving within and outside Accra.
These roads include Spintex, Legon by-pass, Dawhenya, Pokuase-Amasaman, Kasoa-Weija, Adenta-Dodowa among others.
The campaign is aimed at checking indiscipline on roads and also targeted at putting regulatory bodies on their toes to ensure that the various road safety laws are enforced.
It also seeks to compel drivers to stay within speed limits.