Better driver behavior will assist in reducing traffic jams - Cook

The Chief Executive Officer of the Fiji Roads Authority, Neil Cook says better driver behavior and an option to review current processes will definitely assist in reducing traffic jams like the one witnessed in Suva yesterday.

Cook says there is a consideration in the longer term planning for a by-pass in the Lami area however he stresses that Fiji cannot afford the hundreds of millions of dollars to build its way out of what are not actually engineering problems.

Cook who was also stuck in the traffic jam yesterday says it is shocking to see that minor accidents hold up hundreds of people coming into the capital city.

He says they continue to work with the Fiji Police Force and they have had excellent support from the traffic division.

Cook also says drivers should just follow the road rules.

Hundreds of people coming from Deuba, Navua, Wainadoi, Veisari, Naboro, Lami and Delainavesi to Suva were late to work and school in the Central division yesterday morning as we witnessed one of worst ever traffic jams along the Queens Highway.

Hundreds of cars were stuck in the traffic jam just after 7.30am and it took about 2 hours to deal with the problem.

The traffic jam was caused by a minor accident near the Tamavua I Wai bridge close to the Delainavesi Police Post.  

The accident occurred just past 7.30am and reports from the ground confirm that the vehicles were taken to the Lami Police Station after 9am.

Police spokesperson, Ana Naisoro says Commissioner, Ben Groenewald is reviewing the processes that take place when officers attend to minor accidents.