A road safety examination was conducted for professional drivers within the country as part of this year's Ghana Driver and Road Safety Awards (GDRSA) scheme.
Held in both Accra and Kumasi, the written test, formed part of some five processes that have been laid down by the organizers for participants in the driving excellence awards to undergo in order to choose the ultimate winner for the 2019 GDRSA.
The exam was made up of a general paper and a category paper, which was based on the type of car that a driver works with.
Over 200 commercial drivers plying their trade across the 16 regions of the country sat for the exams at two different centers; one in Accra-for those in the southern sector and another in Kumasi, for those in the northern sector.
Marks
This number will however be pruned down by 50 per cent for the next stage of the competition where the competing drivers will be interviewed by a panel, thus according to the Director of Partnership for GDRSA, Ms Freda Frimpong.
"There is a pass mark that we are using to select them for the next round and it starts from the marks they have accumulated right from the beginning of the competition", she explained.
The awards themed, “Rewarding Driving Excellence, Promoting Road Safety” will be held on November 21st to reward professional drivers, media houses corporate institutions and individuals who have contributed to saving lives and properties on Ghana’s road. This year the awards will coincide with the World Road Safety Day celebrations.
Categories
Categories up for grabs are “Best Driver-Taxi”, “Best Driver-Trotro”, Best Driver-Haulage”, “Best Driver-Intercity”, “Best Driver Intra-city” and Best Female Driver.” The overall winner will receive a Suzuki salon car.
The overall winner, according to Madam Freda, must exhibit "great skills in defensive driving and how to handle passengers and goods".
The awards scheme is in partnership with the National Road Safety Commission and supported by Ghacem Cement, Goil Ghana, Enterprise Insurance, Silver Star Auto, Ministry of Transport, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority and many others.
Optimism
A 52 year old female driver with the Metro Mass Transit, Madam Margaret Atti, who has been driving for over 21 years, expressed the hope of winning the Suzuki salon car at the end of the event.
She also advised the young ladies in the country to see driving as a viable career option to consider for the future, saying "it is better to be a female driver than staying home unemployed".
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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