{"id":20135,"date":"2024-05-30T16:54:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T16:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20135"},"modified":"2024-05-30T16:54:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T16:54:33","slug":"region-six-sees-53-reduction-in-road-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/region-six-sees-53-reduction-in-road-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Region Six Sees 53% Reduction in Road Accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Royan Abrams<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police in Region Six have reported a significant milestone in road safety, with a notable 53 percent reduction in road accidents recorded so far this year compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Region Six Commander Shivpersaud Bacchus highlighted that despite the overall reduction, accidents involving motorcycles have significantly contributed to the road fatalities in the region this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of the eight fatalities recorded in 2024, six involved motorcyclists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commander Bacchus attributed most of the fatal accidents to reckless road use, particularly during nighttime when most of these incidents occurred. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The division has been proactive in its efforts to prevent an increase in fatal accidents, implementing several enforcement exercises to curb reckless driving and improve road safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the key measures has been the &#8220;Eye in the Sky&#8221; exercise, which has enabled the Traffic Department in Region Six to better monitor traffic congestion and identify areas where accidents are prevalent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This surveillance has been instrumental in their strategic planning and enforcement efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The police&#8217;s ongoing initiatives and stringent enforcement are aimed at sustaining and further improving road safety in Region Six, ensuring that the number of fatal accidents continues to decline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Royan Abrams Police in Region Six have reported a significant milestone in road safety, with a notable 53 percent reduction in road accidents recorded so far this year compared&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20136,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20135","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=20135"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20137,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20135\/revisions\/20137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}