{"id":15455,"date":"2024-01-11T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15455"},"modified":"2024-01-11T18:25:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T18:25:08","slug":"guyana-police-force-works-to-educate-drivers-on-roundabout-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-police-force-works-to-educate-drivers-on-roundabout-usage\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Police Force Works to Educate Drivers on Roundabout Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Guyana Police Force&#8217;s Traffic Department emphasizes the need for educating drivers on the safe and proper usage of roundabouts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traffic Officer Ronald Payne highlighted this concern during the weekly &#8216;Road Safety and You&#8217; program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He expressed that a significant challenge is observed in individuals, especially those from outside the area, who are unfamiliar with roundabout rules, leading to accidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traffic Officer Sgt. Payne mentioned that many drivers are unaware of basic rules governing roundabouts, prompting the police to question drivers during interactions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Payne stressed the importance of understanding speed limits, correct postures, and emergency procedures when navigating roundabouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another challenge raised by Payne is the misuse of roundabouts and roadways for events like wedding parties, causing disruptions for emergency vehicles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged citizens to be mindful of traffic and emergency vehicles, advising against stopping within roundabouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite these challenges, the Traffic Department remains committed to raising awareness and conducting educational exercises to inform drivers and road users about the safe and proper utilization of roundabouts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Guyana Police Force&#8217;s Traffic Department emphasizes the need for educating drivers on the safe and proper usage of roundabouts. Traffic Officer Ronald Payne highlighted this concern during the weekly&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15456,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15455"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15457,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15455\/revisions\/15457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}