{"id":18458,"date":"2024-04-12T02:57:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T02:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18458"},"modified":"2024-04-12T02:57:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T02:57:37","slug":"public-works-minister-calls-for-cultural-shift-among-truck-drivers-to-enhance-road-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/public-works-minister-calls-for-cultural-shift-among-truck-drivers-to-enhance-road-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Works Minister Calls for Cultural Shift Among Truck Drivers to Enhance Road Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Saskia Warrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public Works Minister Juan Edghill&#8217;s recent address to truck drivers, urged them to adopt a new culture on the roadways that prioritizes the safety of commuters and motorists and ensures the longevity of infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a consultation with truck drivers, Minister Edghill emphasized the critical role of lorry drivers in fostering infrastructural developments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, he expressed concern over the prevalent violations of road laws, including overweight tonnage, reckless driving, and transporting materials without covers, which pose significant safety risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill called for a shift away from these practices, stressing the need for a culture change to curb lawlessness on the roadways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He warned that stern measures would be enforced by the Guyana Police Force to eradicate these practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the Minister&#8217;s plea, one lorry driver urged his colleagues to prioritize safety measures, emphasizing the importance of adherence to road laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Minister Edghill encouraged citizens to report violations by drivers on the roadways by recording videos and sending them to the Ministry of Public Works for appropriate action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick Public Works Minister Juan Edghill&#8217;s recent address to truck drivers, urged them to adopt a new culture on the roadways that prioritizes the safety of commuters and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18459,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18458","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\/18458","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=18458"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18460,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18458\/revisions\/18460"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}