The police and the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport are becoming very concerned over the increasing practice of persons attaching motors to handcarts to have them move faster.
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| One of the many motorised 'handcarts' being used across the island |
In recent weeks, several of these motorised handcarts have been seen speeding across the streets of the Corporate Area, with music pumping, as the operators sell CDs and other items.
One of these motorised handcarts was also seen being used by workmen as a means of transportation for themselves and their tools.
"It is illegal, it is not recognised under the law and we must encourage persons to desist from placing any of these things on the public roads, because it poses more danger than anything else," head of the island's traffic division, Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen, told The Sunday Gleaner.
"The only thing we can do is applaud their creativity, but in terms of the Road Traffic Act and what it stipulates to be used on our roadways, that is not an instrument or equipment that is recognised or allowed," added Allen, as he noted that motors have also been attached to some bicycles.
"These bicycle men as well who are trying to be creative, that's a no-no, we not tolerating it at all," said Allen.
These motorised handcarts are fitted with a fuel tank and a motor but use the normal breaking system, where the driver applies pressure to one of the rear wheels or the road surface in order to stop.
"It is cause for concern; we don't want these risks out there at all. I am afraid of these risks, because 177 people dead already (on the roads) is far too many persons," said head of the island's Road Safety Unit, Kenute Hare. more
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