The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) is to start enforcing the ban on the use of second hand vehicle tyres in the country this September. This is because such tyres increase the risk of road accident occurence by 30%.About 75% of vehicle or trailer tyres used in the country are second-hand. This was announced during the commission’s 2013 mid-year review.Mrs. May Obiri-Yeboah, the Executive director of NRSC charged the commission to set out on an education campaign to break ground for enforcement the ban.Road Traffic Regulation 62, subsection 2 says "A person shall not fit a tyre on a motor vehicle or trailer if the tyre is more than four years old, counting from the day of manufacture."Mr. Rudolph Beckley, Chief executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) said there is poor knowledge on vehicle tyre maintenance amongst drivers.He also indicated that about 85% of vehicle owners in Ghana check the pressure of tyres only when it is low instead of checking it on a daily basis. He said that new tyres were cost-effective and vehicle owners should stop spending their money on tyres that will cause their death.Mr. Beckley recommended pneumatic tyres which are labeled temperature class A or B and discouraged the use of class C tyres.He said DVLA, NRSC and other stakeholders are putting measures in place to ensure vendors provide full detail on tyres before they are sold to the public.