-former UK envoy
Former UK High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn says that the only way to halt the carnage on this country’s roads is to increase the size and number of punitive fines and punishments being handed out to drivers breaking the law.
These fines, he suggested, should increase in dollar value, and their collection more actively pursued, to end the plague of delinquent payers. In addition, drivers should get points for transgressions (and lose their licences if they accrue too many), and vehicles should be seized in the most serious cases (such as drink driving or driving under the influence of drugs).
In an Op-Ed in yesterday’s Stabroek News, he pointed out that the police must diligently and fairly ensure the rules are enforced and properly recorded, and everything needs to be above board.
