The Commissioner of Police Mr. Richard Britten was on the front page of the latest Nauru Bulletin edition no. 1-2013/77, expressing his disappointment on the fatalities related road accidents that occurred on the island in 2012. The Commissioner said “Fatalities related to road accidents stands at four – two of those deaths being 12 years old ” The Commissioner expressed his sincere disappointment on the tragic incidence that has caused the lives of two juveniles and said that the Nauru Police Force will be introducing stronger legislation and serious measures to ensuring road safety.
Photographic taken from the Nauru Bulletin
Photographic taken from the Nauru Bulletin
The Commissioner said “During 2012,
the Nauru Police Force ran a campaign focusing on Road Traffic. Media played a
very big part in this campaign. A new Nauru Police Force Traffic Unit was
established to make people aware that it was a requirement for all persons to
hold a valid driver’s licence before they drove a motor vehicle on the road.” However, despite
the efforts put together by the Nauru Police Force, it seems that members of
the communities and especially parents are not taking serious measures on the safety for their
children themselves.
The Commissioner of Police said; “Whilst this
may seem harsh to a lot of people, stronger legislation is needed to protect
those that cannot protect themselves or decide to ignore the law. Road trauma must be reduced and the only way to do
this is to introduce harsher penalties. The loss of life due to road trauma can only be
described as the ultimate penalty for acts of stupidity or recklessness.”
In conclusion, Mr.
Britten said; “As Commissioner of the Nauru Police Force, my mission is to
serve and protect the people of Nauru as it is for the rest of the force. Having four deaths on our roads during 2012
has highlighted to me, that tougher action is needed to get the message through
to some people. I make no apologies for our intentions during 2013 and we will
no longer be lenient. Road trauma must be reduced.”
1 comment:
Dexter I totally agree with the tougher measures to put in place by the Commissioner of Police but the thing I want to ask is; Is there a way to improve their daily operational activities. I really find it very hard sometimes in seeing minor and major accidents occur before it can be stopped and apprehended by the police. There are couple of times where an incident has been reported and required urgent response and it came after an hour or even an a half.
What this country of ours require is Police visibility within all community districts, conducting road blocks daily, weekly community awareness programs on traffic vailations, crimes, prosecuting offenders and others which might be in need. The penalties are there and the police can prosecute anyone who commits an offence, but the commissioner of police should always think first of the Moto which say's; "TO SERVE AND TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF NAURU". So, I believe that stronger policies should be addressed and put in place within the patrol operational daily manual procedures in order to reduce the traffic fatal cases.
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