The Ghana Police Service has introduced a holistic strategy known as Police Action Against Rider Indiscipline (OPERATION PAARI) to deal with the many problems of rider indiscipline on the country’s roads.

The problems, the Police said include; riding through traffic lights, the non-wearing of crash helmets and general disregard for road traffic regulations.

This initiative, the Police said has multiple phases. The first phase which has been rolled out, involves the deployment of a team of Police riders with body cameras to monitor the conduct of riders at major intersections and other strategic locations.

“The teams will follow offending riders and arrest them at convenient and safe locations. Such riders will be prosecuted, named and shamed,” the Police said in a statement.

According to the Ghana Police, this move has become necessary due to motorcycles accounting for the leading cause of road accident-related deaths and the second leading cause of road accident injuries.

The statement from the Police, dated April 7, noted that the Service will continue to engage all stakeholders to find a lasting solution to the problem.

“We would like to caution the riding public to be self-disciplined and follow traffic regulations. We are, as usual, counting on the support of the public to make this programme a success,” the statement added.