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The Public Interest Research and Advocacy Network Ghana\n(PIRAN-GH) is calling for the legalization of the use of motor cycle popularly\nknown as \u2018Okada\u201d for commercial passenger transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A statement signed by Felix Djan Foh – President PIRAN-GH\nsaid the usually bad roads particularly in the hinterlands and heavy traffic\nsituations in Ghana\u2019s capital and other major cities has increased the use of\nmotor\/tricycles for commercial purposes despite legislation outlawing it use\nfor same in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the group, \u201cIt is obvious the police\nhave lost control enforcing regulation 128 (1-4) as these are becoming major\nmeans of transport in almost every town, city or community in Ghana because of\ntheir urgent and pressing needs in arrears while vehicles cannot go and cannot\nas well be a walking distance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PIRAN-GH is appealing to the Motor Traffic and Transport Department of the Ghana Police Service<\/a> to consider reviewing the law under regulation 128 on road traffic regulations in the status to allow for the use of motorcycle and tricycle for commercial services in areas where their use is badly needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt has now become major means of transport in our\nfarming communities in Ghana, and we can attest to it importance in assessing\nhealth care and attention, carting of food stuffs, firewood among others\u201d; the\nstatement further said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, \u201cin spite of the regulations outlawing of\nmotorcycles for commercials, use of same is on the ascendency and wish to add\nour voice to allowing it usage with strict regulations to be enforced by MTTD\nof the Ghana police service to reduce it abuse and accidents since they form\nbasis for their disbandment for fare paying services\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese motorcycles benefit to rural workers and dwellers cannot be underestimated, it has now become a public interest concern and therefore necessary to have a stakeholder\u2019s engagement on this subject of allowing or disallowing the use of motorcycles for carrying goods and humans for a fare which the people are willing to patronize any day and time\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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