The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has begun implementing Traffic Regulations 2026, LI 2519, which uses technology to detect breaches of traffic regulations, including speeding, wrongful overtaking, tailgating, and crossing red lights, among others.
The objective of these regulations is to keep all road users safe and reduce road carnage.
As someone who, for the better part of three decades, has trekked our roads to every corner of our beloved country, I have seen up close the impact of reckless driving on life and property.
I, thus, laud the authorities for taking a bold initiative in dealing with the canker of poor driving habits in Ghana.
I travelled from Adentan to Osu early on Monday, November 2, 2026.
The journey to Osu was smooth, as there was little traffic when I left Adentan around 5.47 a.m.
However, on my way back from Osu to Adentan, I observed that the Accra-bound traffic was moving rather slowly.
Apparently, drivers were wary of breaching the speed limits; they caused traffic jams when there was space ahead to move.
I surmised that the drivers were driving at a tortoise's pace to avoid paying astronomical fines like the sprint of a hare.
It is early days, and I hope the relevant authorities are monitoring the traffic impact of this slow-motion driving, especially on busy inner-city roads, on safety, punctuality and productivity.
The writer, Rev. George Amoako–Nimako is a surveyor and Head Pastor of Praise Community Church, P. O. Box DT 1021, Adentan – Accra.
