The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) and its partner organisations will be undertaking four major initiatives aimed at aiding the safety of road users.

The activities, which were announced Friday during a full council meeting of the NRSC, come on the heels of the latest in a number of multiple fatalities involving Holmwood Technical High School students.

The first initiative has seen the council requesting that the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing undertake a road safety inspection of the main road in Chudleigh, Manchester, and provide a technical report regarding road-safety issues identified along this roadway. This inspection will be similar to the one done recently on the Braco main road in Trelawny.

Dr Lucien Jones, vice-chairman/convenor of the NRSC, emphasises the need for the audit: "The findings from this audit will enable us to make recommendations to the relevant sectors and the public on how to improve safety along that roadway."

The second initiative involves the Transport Authority, which will be establishing a school transportation system on a phased roll-out, starting in Portmore, St Catherine. The NRSC reports that the Transport Authority is currently in discussions with the Holmwood Technical High stakeholders, with a view to replicating the system in the Manchester-Trelawny area for students attending that school.

Another action being taken by the NRSC will be the teaming up with the police in seeking urgent audience with the judiciary, to encourage strong action against repeat traffic offenders. Currently, the Road Traffic Act does not allow the Island Traffic Authority to suspend or revoke drivers' licences. However, the court is allowed to do this under certain circumstances.