A team put together by the SED on national N°1 has been tasked to bring bad road users to order. In recent months, so many lives have been lost along the Bertoua-Ngaoundéré highway.
The last traffic accident was recorded on March 26, 2015 near Garoua-Boulai where 17 people died leaving 20 others injured. For this reason, a road safety team: "detachment bravo" headed by colonel Dieudonné Ewoudi Ebene was deployed to the area.
Since April 3 to 6, they have been engaged in an exercise by officials in charge of road safety under the theme, "sixth week of the third generation" in the Bertoua – Garoua-Boulaï-Ngnambaka axis in Adamawa.
This exercise has to do with punishing offenders through impoundments and penalties. According to statements by colonel Dieudonné Ewoudi Ebene, this activity raised 600,000 F as penalties on the first day. Among the offenses which were punishable are over speeding and the absence of headlights, seat belt, Pharmacy box are main offences identified.
The colonel Enow Joseph Eyong, Commander of the police of the East even went to the field April 4 to encourage road safety teams. In the past, these teams were limited to Abong-Mbang-Dimako axis. This time, they set sail on the Bertoua-Ngaoundéré dangerous axis that was recently patrolled by motorbikes of the road safety.
It is actually an attitude aimed at discouraging road users from breaching the standards of conduct. This fear of the police is expected to drastically reduce traffic accidents on the Bertoua – Garoua-Boulaï-Ngambaka axis.
