Improving road safety is high on the T&T Police Service’s (TTPS) agenda.
Speaking at road safety NGO Arrive Alive’s seventh annual event to commemorate World Remembrance Day for Traffic Victims on Saturday, TTPS road safety co-ordinator Brent Batson said the issue had been listed as a high priority action item on the National Policing Strategic Plan by Police Commissioner Gary Griffith, who was also in attendance.
In her short address, the organisation’s founder Sharon Inglefield commended the TTPS for its continued efforts in attempting to reduce road carnage through public road safety campaigns and enforcement of relevant laws.
Inglefield, whose son Jonathan was killed in an accident in 2009, said it was obvious and imperative that citizens collectively worked harder to avoid the serious collisions that claim the lives of so many suddenly and violently.
Inglefield called for road networks to be designed, constructed, and maintained to far better standards. This year there have been 105 road fatalities as compared to 112 last year.
The event, which included a walk and bicycle ride around the savannah, was also attended by Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan. The theme of this year’s event was — Life is Not a Car Part.