The road safety ecosystem in Ghana has been hailed as one of the best in Africa and one that should be imitated.
Although the nation is currently looking at measures to cut the number of people killed in traffic accidents below the current 2,000 per year, its approach to road safety is admired by other African nations.
Darious Kollie, the deputy minister for land and rail transport in Liberia, expressed these views yesterday while leading a delegation of Liberian technocrats to Accra to pay a visit to the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Authority (DVLA).
He urged Ghana to share its knowledge of managing traffic safety with other African nations.
a study trip
The visit to the Liberian Road Safety Secretariat is necessary as it transforms into an authority because Ghana was instructed to analyse and then copy Ghana's ecosystem for road safety.
The team will stop by organisations including the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) and the Ministry of Transportation while they are there.
Additionally, the team would research some of the DVLA's policies and initiatives, including those pertaining to driver licencing and certification, vehicle registration, the digitalization agenda, customer service, and regulatory frameworks.
selection of Ghana
Mr. Kollie praised Ghana for having a successful track record in managing road safety on the African continent.
He said that Ghana was selected as the study location because statistics indicated that it had a somewhat superior road safety management system when compared to other African nations.
Mr. Kollie continued by saying that because Ghana and the two nations have long-standing bilateral connections, the decision was simple.
cooperation between nations
The visit by the Liberian team was significant, according to Kwasi Agyeman Busia, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DVLA, since it showed that the organisation was doing something admirable and deserving of imitation.
He said that cooperation and knowledge exchange among organisations with similar missions were essential as the continent worked to overcome its development issues.
"We can ensure sustainability in the raid safety sector when we engage, exchange ideas, and share best practises," he added.
Mr. Busia continued by saying that these cross-border partnerships would assist African nations in establishing strong road safety regimes that would reduce traffic fatalities and injuries all throughout the continent.
With more than three million cars on the road and a changing road environment, he said that it was crucial for all parties involved in the transportation industry to continue using cutting-edge technology to maintain road safety.
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