THE JAMAICA ACTION PARTY
J A P
Road Safety
Traffic Management
This involves steps to keep the traffic flowing safely at an acceptable rate.The flow of traffic is of major concern to
JAP as even in off-peak hours there are usually cogestion on most of our nation's streets and this worsen greatly
during the peak hours. Thousands of gallons of fuel are wasted each day and tons of gaseous pollutants are
added to the air as vehicles idle in heavy traffic. The management of the flow of traffic will be look at with ha view
to alleviating the congestion and having the flow of traffic at an acceptable level at all times. With our limited streets
and the volume of traffic on them, this can only be achieved with the corperation from the driving public and by
voluntary compliance.
The ability to make a left turn on red at a stop light will be introduced except at certain locations where sign will be
posted to indicate such. At present motorist are allowed to turn left on red at many of our stop lights where there is
an island. This will be expanded to most stoplights. Repairs to the roadway will be done immediately where it is
impeeding the flow of traffic thus causing a backup of traffic.
The directional flow of traffic will be looked at so as to get the best flow possible. The sequencing of lights and
time of green will also be reviewed to get the best flow possible. Predestrians will be educated on the proper use of
the roadway as they often prove to be a obstacle to the smooth flow of trafffic. In some instances voluntary
compliance will be sought to keep traffic off the street or to get them to use the roadway at some time by the use of
odd and even licence numbers.
Signage & Road Markings
The lack of Signage and road markings on our roadways are of major concern as this has a major impact on the
safe usage of our roads. Missing and faded road signs are also common feature of our roadways. Poor placement
of others also defeated the purpose that they designed to serve and improper marking of roadways also add to the
confusion and danger of using the roadway. JAP will make the placement and maintainance of street signs and
road marking a major priorty. Poor placement of street sign make many of them out of view or serve to confuse the
motorist. Many intersection which would be best served by four-way stops due to poor visibility have only two-way
stops. Improper road marking does not give motoridt sufficient time to get into the proper lane while others poses a
danger to motorist. For example the ending of a right lane which merges into the left lane poses a grave danger.
This forces the motorist in the right lane to be looking out for traffic on his left and checking his blind spot while at
the same time ensuring that he does not stray over into the on-comming traffic. The traffic on the left does not face
these challenges and can easily merge into the traffic on the right. The road code in Jamaica state that we should
give preference to traffic on the right. Faded and non-existatnt predestrian marking and the lack of stop line at our
intersections poses a grave danger for road users. In the event that the signs are missed, these road marking
serve as a clear indication to drivers of the rule. Stiff penalties will be introduced for the destruction of these sign
and for the placement of unauthorised markings on our roads.
Indicipline
Many persons drive without any regards to the road code or for other road users. Sadly they have been allowed to
get away wit it for so long that in many ways it has become the norm. for many of them. Many person are now
fearful to travel on our roadways and avoid doing so whenever possible. Many of these violations are known to the
police but little or no effort are made to curtail them.The lack of the use of signals by many drivers to change lane
and make turns has contributed to many accidents. So too does tail-gating and impatience on the part of a lot of
drivers. The poice will be encourage to be more proactive and focus on issues contributing to our high accident
rate.
The constant and unnecessary use of horns and engine break has become a constant nuisance. It does not
matter the place or the time of day. It occurs both day and night, in residential areas, near schools, places of
worship and hospitals. The absence of signs to indicate silent zones only make the problem worst. Motor bike are
now being fitted with mufflers which produce a lot of annoying noise as their engine are reved unnecessarily.Steps
will be put in place to
The lack of lane marking contributes to the indicipline on our roads as this makes it more difficult to identify
persons breaking the road code. Effort will be made to maintain road marking and road edge marking willl be
discontinued except where it is deemed necessary.
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Traffic Management
This involves steps to keep the traffic flowing safely at an acceptable rate.The flow of traffic is of major concern to
JAP as even in off-peak hours there are usually cogestion on most of our nation's streets and this worsen greatly
during the peak hours. Thousands of gallons of fuel are wasted each day and tons of gaseous pollutants are
added to the air as vehicles idle in heavy traffic. The management of the flow of traffic will be look at with ha view
to alleviating the congestion and having the flow of traffic at an acceptable level at all times. With our limited streets
and the volume of traffic on them, this can only be achieved with the corperation from the driving public and by
voluntary compliance.
The ability to make a left turn on red at a stop light will be introduced except at certain locations where sign will be
posted to indicate such. At present motorist are allowed to turn left on red at many of our stop lights where there is
an island. This will be expanded to most stoplights. Repairs to the roadway will be done immediately where it is
impeeding the flow of traffic thus causing a backup of traffic.
The directional flow of traffic will be looked at so as to get the best flow possible. The sequencing of lights and
time of green will also be reviewed to get the best flow possible. Predestrians will be educated on the proper use of
the roadway as they often prove to be a obstacle to the smooth flow of trafffic. In some instances voluntary
compliance will be sought to keep traffic off the street or to get them to use the roadway at some time by the use of
odd and even licence numbers.
Signage & Road Markings
The lack of Signage and road markings on our roadways are of major concern as this has a major impact on the
safe usage of our roads. Missing and faded road signs are also common feature of our roadways. Poor placement
of others also defeated the purpose that they designed to serve and improper marking of roadways also add to the
confusion and danger of using the roadway. JAP will make the placement and maintainance of street signs and
road marking a major priorty. Poor placement of street sign make many of them out of view or serve to confuse the
motorist. Many intersection which would be best served by four-way stops due to poor visibility have only two-way
stops. Improper road marking does not give motoridt sufficient time to get into the proper lane while others poses a
danger to motorist. For example the ending of a right lane which merges into the left lane poses a grave danger.
This forces the motorist in the right lane to be looking out for traffic on his left and checking his blind spot while at
the same time ensuring that he does not stray over into the on-comming traffic. The traffic on the left does not face
these challenges and can easily merge into the traffic on the right. The road code in Jamaica state that we should
give preference to traffic on the right. Faded and non-existatnt predestrian marking and the lack of stop line at our
intersections poses a grave danger for road users. In the event that the signs are missed, these road marking
serve as a clear indication to drivers of the rule. Stiff penalties will be introduced for the destruction of these sign
and for the placement of unauthorised markings on our roads.
Indicipline
Many persons drive without any regards to the road code or for other road users. Sadly they have been allowed to
get away wit it for so long that in many ways it has become the norm. for many of them. Many person are now
fearful to travel on our roadways and avoid doing so whenever possible. Many of these violations are known to the
police but little or no effort are made to curtail them.The lack of the use of signals by many drivers to change lane
and make turns has contributed to many accidents. So too does tail-gating and impatience on the part of a lot of
drivers. The poice will be encourage to be more proactive and focus on issues contributing to our high accident
rate.
The constant and unnecessary use of horns and engine break has become a constant nuisance. It does not
matter the place or the time of day. It occurs both day and night, in residential areas, near schools, places of
worship and hospitals. The absence of signs to indicate silent zones only make the problem worst. Motor bike are
now being fitted with mufflers which produce a lot of annoying noise as their engine are reved unnecessarily.Steps
will be put in place to
The lack of lane marking contributes to the indicipline on our roads as this makes it more difficult to identify
persons breaking the road code. Effort will be made to maintain road marking and road edge marking willl be
discontinued except where it is deemed necessary.
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