As part of its observance of World Telecom-munication and Information Society Day 2013, under the theme ‘ICTs and Improving Road Safety,’ GT&T has shown its support for safe road use with the donation of a quantity of BlueTooth ear pieces to the National Road Safety Council and the Guyana Public Transportation Association.
A release said GT&T calls on all road users to avoid using their mobile phones when driving or to utilise hands free devices. GT&T endorses hands-free communications which would contribute to fewer accidents, especially among young people who account for a significant amount of road deaths.
GT&T, which has supported the work of the National Road Safety Council in Guyana over the years, said it continues to fully endorse safe road use and the ‘Don’t Text and Drive’ campaign. The company had dedicated one of its local phone cards in support of this campaign a few years ago.
The GT&T release quoted the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon as saying that nearly 1.3 million people worldwide die in road accidents every year, leaving millions more injured or permanently disabled, placing a heavy economic burden on families and countries.
The United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety from 2011 to 2020 is dedicated to helping to make roads and vehicles safer worldwide.
The release said that Ramona Doergen, Coordinator of the National Road Safety Council, and Vibert Belle, acting President of the Guyana Public Transportation Association both expressed gratitude for the devices pointing out that they will certainly contribute to safer road use practices.
