Former Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Justice Yaw Amegashie, has criticised the police and other road safety authorities for what he describes as inadequate enforcement of road safety regulations in Ghana.

He argues that enforcement officers must pay greater attention to the roadworthiness of vehicles instead of concentrating mainly on checking motorists' driving licences.

"There are authorities who are supposed to clamp down on this behaviour, are they failing?" Kafui Dey asked.

Justice Amegashie answered that police officers often stop motorists to demand their driving licences without adequately checking the mechanical condition of the vehicles.

"To some extent, why do I say so? Let's say, for example, when police stop a vehicle, all they ask for many times is the license. What stops them from opening the boot to see whether they have a pair of warning triangles?," he said.

Justice Amegashie said this in an interview with veteran television personality Kafui Dey on his recent YouTube vlog.

The retired road safety expert and lawyer said authorities must strengthen enforcement of road safety regulations to help prevent avoidable crashes and fatalities.

He believes a more comprehensive approach to road safety enforcement is necessary to make Ghana's roads safer for all users.

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