The introduction of TraffiTech-GH has led to improved driver behaviour on Ghana’s roads, with motorists increasingly reducing their speed, according to the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service.
ACP Alexander Kwaku Obeng, the MTTD’s Director of Education, Research and Training, said the change was linked to vehicle owners receiving electronic speeding tickets and then warning the drivers who use their vehicles.
Speaking on TV3’s Hot Issues on Sunday, November 8, 2026, ACP Obeng said owners had been contacting drivers after being notified of traffic violations.
He said the system had created a direct link between speeding offences and the people responsible for the vehicles, encouraging owners to intervene.
“Behaviours are changing empirically on the roads since the rollout of TraffiTech-GH. Drivers are slowing down. It is because vehicle owners are calling drivers, telling them, ‘The ticket I will send to you,’ or asking them to refrain, and that is what we are seeing,” he said.
ACP Obeng described the electronic traffic monitoring system as an effective way of encouraging greater discipline among road users.
“It is a nice strategy and I think it should be there,” he added.
How speeding penalties apply
ACP Obeng also clarified that receiving a speeding ticket under the current TraffiTech system does not automatically affect the driving licence of the vehicle owner.
He said repeated speeding offences currently result in the payment of fines, rather than the automatic revocation of a licence.
His comments addressed concerns that Ghana’s system might operate in the same way as those in other countries, where traffic violations recorded against a vehicle can have consequences for the owner’s driving licence.
“In any case, those who are afraid and thought that as pertains to other countries, when the ticket is sent to the owner, it will impact on his drivers’ license, no.
“If the ticket comes 100 times, he will pay 100 times. Nobody will revoke an owner’s driving licence for speeding as per the current law,” he stated.
The MTTD officer said the purpose of TraffiTech-GH was to promote compliance with road traffic regulations and encourage safer driving practices.
Under the current law, vehicle owners therefore remain liable for the fines linked to speeding violations, but repeated tickets do not by themselves lead to the withdrawal of their driving licences.
The Ghana Police Service says the behavioural change observed since the system was introduced reflects the effect of vehicle owners cautioning drivers after receiving electronic notifications of offences.
