The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), through the Jamaica Standards Network, will stage a repeat of its special presentation ‘Reducing Road Fatalities using Standards and Regulations for Vehicles’ at the BSJ’s Multi-Purpose Facility on Winchester Road in St Andrew, today.

The session, open to all, particularly car dealers, lending institutions, insurance companies and operators of motor vehicles will start at 10:00 am and run for two hours.

Kenute Hare, Director, Road Safety, Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, will make the major presentation at the meeting which will also see participation from other players in the motor vehicle industry.

At the session held in December 2014, several critical issues regarding traffic regulations, requirements for importing and selling of motor vehicles and spare parts, as well as behavioural attitudes of road users were discussed.

Jamaica recorded 330 fatalities as a result of road accidents in 2014. There were a total of 299 fatal crashes. December 2014 recorded 40 fatalities.

The National Road Safety Council has been advocating for greater care in the use of the roadways and leads the campaign for reducing fatalities as a result of motor vehicle crashes in Jamaica.