Following a rise in the number of road fatalities for the year, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon recently said that government is considering more laws and the deployment of more police to monitor traffic.
Luncheon said that government had a subcommittee analysing the situation and it made several recommendations, much of which was agreed to by Cabinet.
He disclosed that among the recommendations is reforming legislation for traffic offences to make it easier to prosecute offenders and to increase both the range of infractions and also the penalties.
In addition, the subcommittee has recommended that there be additional traffic ranks and public awareness for road users.
“…Some of the thoughts included more police, more traffic ranks,