{"id":25119,"date":"2025-01-03T19:45:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T19:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25119"},"modified":"2025-01-03T19:45:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T19:45:44","slug":"minister-highlights-youth-vulnerability-in-rising-road-accident-fatalities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/minister-highlights-youth-vulnerability-in-rising-road-accident-fatalities\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Highlights Youth Vulnerability in Rising Road Accident Fatalities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>By Kimberly Giddings<\/strong><br><strong>November 19, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The increasing number of road accidents involving young people has become a pressing concern, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing the issue during a Road Safety Public Education Awareness Motorcade on Sunday, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn emphasized the alarming rate of fatalities among young road users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of Road Safety Month activities, the motorcade sought to raise awareness about safe road practices and the dangers of reckless driving. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign also underscored the importance of adhering to traffic laws to reduce road fatalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister highlighted the emotional and societal toll of these incidents, pointing out that the loss of young lives not only devastates families but also diminishes Guyana\u2019s potential workforce and overall development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government, through initiatives like this motorcade, aims to educate citizens and foster a culture of safety on the country\u2019s roadways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Observed under the theme <em>\u201cDo the Right Thing!\u201d<\/em> this year\u2019s Road Safety Month reflects a nationwide commitment to promoting responsible driving and reducing the risks associated with road use, especially among vulnerable groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kimberly GiddingsNovember 19, 2024 The increasing number of road accidents involving young people has become a pressing concern, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. Addressing the issue during&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25087,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25119","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=25119"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25120,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25119\/revisions\/25120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}