The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) have instructed Commercial vehicles to observe a one passenger –the distance in the seating of the passengers they transport in compliance with the social distance protocol to limit the spread of COVID-19.
By this, three-rowed seating passenger vehicles, including taxis, must now carry not more than two passengers on a row, while those carrying four to five passengers on a row must not exceed three.
The two Transport Unions, who announced this in a statement, copied to the Media in Accra, on Sunday March 29, said the step was in response to the Presidential and the Ghana Health Service measures against the spread of COVID-19.
The statement was jointly signed by Mr. Kwame Kuma, the National Chairman of the GPRTU and Mr. John Benyawor, the National Chairman of the GRTCC.
According to the statement, “members are kindly requested to comply with this new measure and ensure that in addition, all transport terminals have adequate running water basins, soap and sanitizers to enable passengers to wash and sanitize their hands before boarding.”
“We count on all commercial vehicle drivers and passengers to cooperate with these measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. We are in this together. Stay safe, stay clean and stay calm,” the statement urged.
