{"id":20474,"date":"2024-06-13T14:31:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T14:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20474"},"modified":"2024-06-13T14:32:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T14:32:13","slug":"sergeant-de-vera-urges-patience-to-prevent-traffic-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/sergeant-de-vera-urges-patience-to-prevent-traffic-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Sergeant de Vera Urges Patience to Prevent Traffic Accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>By Fabiana McKlmon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lack of patience is a leading cause of traffic accidents, a quality that many drivers in the country fail to exercise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was highlighted by Harold de Vera, a sergeant stationed at the East La Penitence police station, during the programme &#8220;Road Safety and You.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traffic accidents often stem from various factors, including impatience, poor judgment, and ignorance of traffic rules. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many drivers disregard order on the road, contributing to collisions and other traffic incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sergeant de Vera explained that recent traffic accidents, especially on Mandela Avenue, have been primarily due to the impatience of drivers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past few weeks, there have been nearly eight accidents in this area, primarily involving small vehicles like motor cars and mini-buses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De Vera emphasized that better judgment and attentiveness by drivers could prevent such collisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sergeant de Vera urged drivers to focus on their own well-being and remain calm despite the heavy traffic encountered daily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the importance of cooperation between drivers and law enforcement to ensure road safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drivers are encouraged to help themselves by being patient and exercising caution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To improve road safety, drivers should practice maintaining a healthy distance from other vehicles, adhering to speed limits, and avoiding distractions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These measures can significantly reduce the risk of accidents and ensure the safety of all road users.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fabiana McKlmon Lack of patience is a leading cause of traffic accidents, a quality that many drivers in the country fail to exercise. This was highlighted by Harold de&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20474","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\/20474","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=20474"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20476,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20474\/revisions\/20476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}