More people perished on the country’s roadways last year than in 2012. According to statistics from the Guyana Police Force Traffic Headquarters, in 2013,Authentic NFL Jerseys From China, there were 112 deaths from 103 accidents on the country’s roadways; as compared to the 110 that died as a result of 102 road accidents in 2012.This amounted to an average of nine road deaths each month. The Ministry of Home Affairs, in a statement released last week, stated that the main causes of fatal accidents in 2013 were speeding,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, inattentiveness and driving underWhat remained of a Route 45 Minibus at Agricola East Bank Demerara after its driver was allegedly racing with a motor car.the influence of alcohol.According to the statistics, the month of November proved to be the deadliest with peaking numbers of both road accidents and road fatalities. That month accounted for 13 accidents resulting in 15 deaths; followed by February and December both accounting for 11 accidents and 12 deaths.During the past year, 10 children; 18 motorcyclists; 13 pedal cyclists; 17 drivers and 22 passengers perished on the country’s roadways. Pedestrians accounted for the highest category of road fatalities with a total of 39.The data further revealed that for the year, there were 336 serious accidents resulting in injuries and hospitalisation for those involved, as compared to 318 in 2012. Minor accidents totaled 454.Conversely,2018 Nike Air Max 97, though, there was a decline in the number of vehicles damaged in road accidents, with the total being 668 as compared to 784 in 2012.Although the loss in human resource is profound, the year-end figure is scores less than was foreseen since, at mid-year,NFL Jerseys Supply, the number of road deaths amounted to an alarming 16 more than for the corresponding period during the previous year.At the end of June last, statistics revealed there were 56 deaths from 53 accidents; while 2012 recorded 40 deaths from 38 accidents for the same period.Meanwhile, the main Parliamentary Opposition coalition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) in a recent column appearing in this newspaper cited the Ministry of Health’s National Rehabilitation Services Strategy 2009-2013 as revealing that road accidents were among the top ten leading causes of death and accounts for the greatest number of disabilities.It attributed the main causes for the high rate of road deaths to the fact that the main coastal roadways, which run through heavily populated villages,Cheap NFL Football Jerseys, are unlit and have no sidewalks.Further, dangerous driving habits were blamed. According to the article, some drivers do not have the skill, experience or temperament to be entrusted with responsibility for human lives on public roads. “Many drive defective or overloaded vehicles recklessly or at unsafe speeds and display aggressive behaviour and poor road discipline. Too many persons drive under the influence of alcohol, ignore the seat belt rules,Cheap China Jerseys, or use mobile phones while driving,” it said.This comes even as the Ministry of Home Affairs vows to clampdown on road lawlessness, especially around nightclubs and bars.“Special programmes are to be organised for young drivers in particular. Night clubs are to be closely monitored by ranks of the Guyana Police Force and greater use to be made of CCTV footage to address delinquent drivers and road users,” the Ministry said.