GHANA may face major challenges enforcing its newly approved motorcycle helmet standards due to a lack of local manufacturing capacity and the influx of substandard helmets into the country, Enoch Jengre Esq., Programmes Officer at the Legal Resource Centre, has said. Speaking in an interview with Nationaltymes.com on the sideline of the stakeholder engagement with […]
COMMENCIAL motorbike riders, popularly known as “okada” riders, have been advised to join recognized unions as Ghana prepares to enforce new laws regulating commercial motorcycle operations. Speaking during a stakeholder engagement with riders in Accra over the week, Enoch Jengre Esq., Programmes Officer at the Legal Resource Centre, said riders who belong to unions would […]
Some road safety stakeholders have renewed calls for the introduction of dedicated lanes for motorcycles as part of efforts to reduce road crashes and improve traffic management. They argue that separating motorcycles from other vehicles would significantly reduce collisions, which are often caused by lane-sharing, sudden overtaking, and congestion on major roads. The suggestions came […]
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has reiterated that prospective commercial motorcycle riders, popularly known as okada riders, who will operate under the newly approved Road Traffic Amendment Law, 2025, are required to meet specific legal and health requirements before they can be registered to operate under any recognised riders’ union. This is aimed at promoting safety, […]
The figures were presented at a stakeholder engagement with some group of Okada riders in Accra yesterday by the Deputy Director of Planning and Programmes at the NRSA, Dennis Yeribu, who warned that motorcycles are becoming one of the country’s fastest-growing road safety threats. According to data presented under the theme “Our Riders,” motorcycle crashes […]
Commercial motorbike riders have been urged to regularise their operations by meeting key requirements ahead of the implementation of Ghana’s new legal framework for commercial motorcycle transport (Okada). The call was made at a stakeholder engagement organised by the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) to sensitise riders on the provisions of the amended Road Traffic Regulations, […]
The Board, Management and Staff of the Legal Resources Centre wish to inform our partners, corporate family, clients and the general public that our offices will be closed from Friday, 19th December, 2025 for the Christmas holidays, and resume on Monday, 12th January, 2026. We look forward to a much more fulfilling new year of […]
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) participated in the African Regional Forum on People-Centered Justice, held recently in Banjul, The Gambia, alongside the 85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR). The forum, themed “Advancing People-Centered Justice in Africa: Building Just Societies for All,” took place from 27th to 29th October […]
The Centre highlighted the urgent need to ensure that road safety planning was central to the 24-hour economy, stressing that extended business hours without reforms could lead to more crashes and fatalities. Mr. Enock Jengre, Programmes Officer of the LRC made this call on the sidelines of the second Road Safety Journalism Training in Accra, […]
Road safety advocates and officials have called for urgent and far-reaching reforms to Ghana’s road infrastructure, to accommodate the growing number of motorcycles, tricycles, and bicycles, citing a sharp rise in traffic fatalities. At a road safety journalism training in Accra, experts said there was the need for improved road designs, helmet standards, and enforcement […]