By Anthony Q. Jiffan, Jr.
In wake of the deadly Ebola virus in the country, Police Chief of Traffic Inspector John M. Saar has repeated the warning to motorcyclists against plying the main streets of the Monrovia.
Speaking Monday to media practitioners at the National Police Headquarters on the Capitol Bye-Pass, Inspector Sarr said any motorcyclists caught plying the main street irregularly will be penalized by police authorities.
He said before the outbreak of Ebola in Liberia, the government instituted a policy that regulates the movement of motorcyclists in the country which includes reduction of passengers from two to one, which according to him the cyclists are still violating, taking advantage of the transportation difficulties faced in the country.
According to Inspector Saar, hundreds of motorcycles have been arrested and will not be returned to their owners no matter the status, position or whatever. The inspector strongly warned the cyclists to be running transport in the communities instead of the main using the streets to avoid further embarrassment from the Liberia National Police.
He said any motorcyclist who refuses to heed the Police directive when stopped will have himself or herself blamed as the police will go after such cyclist. Inspector Saar also warned taxi drivers and other public transport vehicles against carrying sick patients and dead bodies to Ebola or health centers. He said such practice by commercial vehicles has the propensity to continuously spread the Ebola virus among citizens.
"Any taxi driver or other cars that are not authorized by the government to pick up sick person or dead body and is caught doing so will be arrested" further warned. He urges the Ebola task force to quickly respond to calls from the communities and pick up sick patients and dead bodies to avoid non-ambulance vehicles taking the responsibility.
In wake of the deadly Ebola virus in the country, Police Chief of Traffic Inspector John M. Saar has repeated the warning to motorcyclists against plying the main streets of the Monrovia.
Speaking Monday to media practitioners at the National Police Headquarters on the Capitol Bye-Pass, Inspector Sarr said any motorcyclists caught plying the main street irregularly will be penalized by police authorities.
He said before the outbreak of Ebola in Liberia, the government instituted a policy that regulates the movement of motorcyclists in the country which includes reduction of passengers from two to one, which according to him the cyclists are still violating, taking advantage of the transportation difficulties faced in the country.
According to Inspector Saar, hundreds of motorcycles have been arrested and will not be returned to their owners no matter the status, position or whatever. The inspector strongly warned the cyclists to be running transport in the communities instead of the main using the streets to avoid further embarrassment from the Liberia National Police.
He said any motorcyclist who refuses to heed the Police directive when stopped will have himself or herself blamed as the police will go after such cyclist. Inspector Saar also warned taxi drivers and other public transport vehicles against carrying sick patients and dead bodies to Ebola or health centers. He said such practice by commercial vehicles has the propensity to continuously spread the Ebola virus among citizens.
"Any taxi driver or other cars that are not authorized by the government to pick up sick person or dead body and is caught doing so will be arrested" further warned. He urges the Ebola task force to quickly respond to calls from the communities and pick up sick patients and dead bodies to avoid non-ambulance vehicles taking the responsibility.
