Traffitech-GH Implementation: Our Focus Is Road Safety Consciousness, Not Arrests – ACP Obeng

Story By: Deborah Adorsu

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department, MTTD, of the Ghana Police Service has said its objective in implementing the TraffiTech-GH automated traffic enforcement system is to promote road safety awareness and encourage responsible driving rather than focus on the number of arrests.

Director of Education, Research and Training at the MTTD, ACP Alexander Kwaku Obeng, said the initiative was designed to make motorists recognise road safety as a collective responsibility requiring the commitment of all stakeholders.

In an interview, he explained the system is currently focused on speeding, with enforcement notices targeted at vehicle owners and drivers.

ACP Obeng explained that electronic notices of violation would be sent through the official sender ID, GPS MTTD, to vehicle owners using the telephone numbers provided during vehicle registration.

He said the system allows police to gather evidence without necessarily stopping drivers, impounding vehicles, or taking motorists to police stations and motor courts.

Vehicle owners who receive a notice will have 14 days to either pay the prescribed fine or contest the offence in court.

The initial enforcement targets drivers who exceed 50 kilometres per hour in towns, 90 km/h on highways, and 100 km/h on motorways.

ACP Obeng said TraffiTech-GH will operate alongside the existing manual approach, although the department intends to scale down roadside arrests for speeding offences using handheld radar guns. It will not replace manual enforcement of other road traffic offences.

Amid the rollout, President John Dramani Mahama has defended the system, insisting it is about saving lives, not punishing drivers.

Speaking in Antigua after a Commonwealth breakfast, in a video shared by The 1957 News, the President addressed the public debate that has followed the system’s launch on November 1, 2026.