Motorists and road users are being asked to take heed of oncoming traffic, particularly police and ambulance vehicles which are using sirens.

Police said in a press release that there were two accidents involving vehicles which were using sirens escorting senior government functionaries. These accidents, according to them, resulted because persons failed to pay heed. Those persons were arrested and charged.

Commuters and motorists, police advised, are to stop and wait at the side of the road until they have ascertained that all the vehicles being escorted by police vehicles have passed and it is safe for them to proceed on their journey.

Police noted that motorists and commuters are also breaching Regulation 4(1) of the Toad Traffic Fire Service Order Chapter 51:02 of the Laws of Guyana. Subject to paragraph (ii) of the act, police said, every vehicle shall, upon the approach of a vehicle of the Fire Service, or an approved police vehicle, stop as near as possible to the left side of the road and during the hours of darkness, dip or dim its light, and remain stationary until the vehicle of the Fire Service or approved Police Vehicle has passed.

Meanwhile Regulation 4 (ii) of the act continues: every vehicle travelling on a dual carriage-way shall, upon the approach of a vehicle of the Fire Service, or an approved police vehicle, stop as near as possible to either side of the road, and remain stationary until the vehicle of the Fire Service or approved police vehicle has passed.