{"id":18579,"date":"2024-04-15T18:25:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T18:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18579"},"modified":"2024-04-15T18:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T18:25:57","slug":"region-3-traffic-officers-advocate-against-underage-use-of-electric-bikes-for-schoolchildren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/region-3-traffic-officers-advocate-against-underage-use-of-electric-bikes-for-schoolchildren\/","title":{"rendered":"Region 3 Traffic Officers Advocate Against Underage Use of Electric Bikes for Schoolchildren"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Fabiana McKlmon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Region 3 Traffic Officer Lance Corporal Teniesha Punch, stationed at the Leonora Police Station, urges parents to refrain from allowing underage children to use electric bikes to commute to school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Punch emphasizes the potential risks associated with underage children using electric bikes, citing the possibility of minor or major accidents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She urges parents to heed this warning and consider the safety of their children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspector Alex Roberts, Deputy Traffic Officer of Region 3, announces plans to conduct educational sessions in schools within the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These sessions aim to raise awareness about road safety and discourage underage children from using electric bikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the primary concerns highlighted by law enforcement officials is the lack of helmet usage and limited knowledge of road safety among children who use electric motorcycles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They stress the importance of protecting the lives of young individuals through education and awareness of the dangers involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May 2023, legislation was passed to regulate the use of electric bikes in Guyana, mandating registration and setting a minimum age requirement of 16 years to obtain a provisional permit for operating such cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The police force urges the public and parents to prioritize the safety of children, educate them about road safety, and discourage underage use of electric bikes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fabiana McKlmon Region 3 Traffic Officer Lance Corporal Teniesha Punch, stationed at the Leonora Police Station, urges parents to refrain from allowing underage children to use electric bikes to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18580,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18579","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\/18579","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=18579"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18581,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18579\/revisions\/18581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}