{"id":21319,"date":"2024-07-16T20:36:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T20:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21319"},"modified":"2024-07-16T20:36:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T20:36:59","slug":"traffic-accidents-in-division-ten-decrease-by-75-compared-to-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/traffic-accidents-in-division-ten-decrease-by-75-compared-to-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffic Accidents in Division Ten Decrease by 75% Compared to Last Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Inspector Sherwin Henry, Traffic Chief of Division Ten, reports a significant decrease of 75% in accidents compared to the same period last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This improvement underscores ongoing efforts by the police to promote road safety in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, Division Ten recorded one fatal accident during the first half of the year. As of 2024, there has been one confirmed fatal accident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, nine serious accidents occurred in 2023, compared to only one in 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, there were nine incidents of damaged vehicles in 2023, reduced to two in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on the weekly program &#8216;Region Ten in Focus,&#8217; Inspector Henry attributed these positive developments to educational outreach initiatives aimed at educating road users about safe driving practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the importance of caution and adherence to traffic laws, particularly along the Amelia&#8217;s Ward public road, where most incidents occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspector Henry highlighted ongoing awareness campaigns and urged drivers to prioritize safety over right of way, advocating for reduced speeding and careful maneuvering at junctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Traffic Department continues to enforce laws against motorcyclists riding without helmets, targeting errant behavior to ensure safer roads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspector Henry also cautioned parents against allowing underage children to operate vehicles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspector Sherwin Henry, Traffic Chief of Division Ten, reports a significant decrease of 75% in accidents compared to the same period last year. This improvement underscores ongoing efforts by the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21320,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21319","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\/21319","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=21319"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21321,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21319\/revisions\/21321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}