January 22, 2018 - Director of The Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining Kenute Hare, is urging road users to exercise extreme caution on the roads this year. He says drivers should desist from using their motor vehicles to create mayhem on the nation’s roadways as the reduction of crashes and [...]
Published:Sunday | May 15, 2016 | 12:00 AM Tarik Kiddoe tried to conduct a Back to Basics Motorcycle Safety Workshop in Westmoreland before. In a parish unfortunately infamous for its high level of motorcycle crashes, the turnout was far less than satisfactory. Today, the classroom instruction and road training one-day session returns to the west [...]
The IAJ today announced that it would be sponsoring workshops to train motor cyclists to ride their bikes properly. The seminars dubbed “Back to Basics” to be conducted by Tarik Kiddoe will be held primarily in Westmoreland which has become a major zone for deadly motor cycle crashes. Mr. Kiddoe also plans to do a [...]
ROAD SAFETY UNITY This report provides an analysis of traffic accidents that occurred as at March 10, 2016. The traffic accident data quoted met fundamental guidelines for reporting and classifying traffic accidents as defined by the Road Safety Unit. The main criteria are; the crash has been reported to the police, the crash occurred on [...]
This report provides an analysis of traffic accidents that occurred as at August 22, 2013. The traffic accident data quoted met fundamental guidelines for reporting and classifying traffic accidents as defined by the Road Safety Unit. The main criteria are; the crash has been reported to the police, the crash occurred on a road open [...]
Last year Jamaica achieved 260 fatalities on our roads totaling under 300 road fatalities in a year. This came after over ten years of trying to get below that threshold. This was good news in that we have seen fatalities go as high as 408 in 2002. SPEECH-BY-HUGH-REID-IAJ-PRESIDENT-AT-Grennell’s-Road-Safety-Expo-2013
The general definition of Defensive Driving is, driving in a manner which saves lives, time and money, regardless of the prevailing driving conditions and the actions of other road users. It means also, driving in a manner which avoids crashes. Grennell-on-Road-Safety-
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