It may seem ironic that one of the world’s fastest men is actually telling people to slow down.

Asafa Powell’s exact words were “just take care on our streets”, which he said just before he signed the United Nations Decade of Action for Global Road Safety declaration on Wednesday at the Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) headquarters. Powell is the latest Jamaican celebrity to add his signature to the declaration, as race-car driver David Summerbell Jr had earlier done so. Powell, not one for long speeches, encouraged every one to “go fast on the track” and expressed hope he would be a motivator to people to do that. Read more >>

Source: Jamaica Gleaner