Ghanaians must embrace the newly implemented TRAFFITECH-GH enforcement system as a necessary public safety intervention, rather than allow resistance and operational concerns to undermine an initiative.
This is the view of the West African Regional Director of CUTS International, Lawyer Appiah Kusi Adomako who believes the initiative is in the best interest of Ghanaians aimed at reducing road crashes and saving lives.
According to him, the introduction of the technology-driven traffic enforcement system represents an important opportunity to confront Ghana’s longstanding road safety challenges, particularly the widespread disregard for speed limits among motorists.
Speaking to The High Street Journal, Lawyer Adomako argued that TRAFFITECH-GH must become part of the country’s new road safety culture, insisting that motorists who have become accustomed to speeding must now adjust to stricter enforcement.
“TRAFFITECH-GH must be embraced as part of the new normal. Too many motorists have been driving for decades without adequate regard for speed limits. With TRAFFITECH-GH, drivers need to comply,” he stated.
His comments come amid growing public debate and pushback from sections of the Ghanaian public following the commencement of the system on November 1, 2026, with concerns about its implementation and operational readiness attracting considerable attention.
However, the CUTS International Regional Director believes the bigger picture must not be lost in the controversy, which is the need to protect lives on Ghana’s roads. He identified speeding as a major contributor to road traffic crashes, warning that greater compliance with prescribed speed limits could significantly reduce accidents, pedestrian injuries and fatalities.
“Respecting speed limits would help reduce crashes and pedestrian injuries and deaths. For me, TRAFFITECH-GH is a public health intervention,” he emphasised. He therefore moves the conversation beyond traffic fines and enforcement penalties to the broader responsibility of preventing avoidable deaths and injuries.
For him, road safety enforcement should not be viewed merely as a mechanism for punishing motorists but as a preventive measure designed to change driving behaviour and make Ghana’s roads safer for everyone, including pedestrians.
Appiah Kusi Adomako further weighed into concerns surrounding the system’s preparedness, acknowledging that implementation challenges are possible but cautioning against allowing the pursuit of perfect conditions to indefinitely delay an intervention with potentially life-saving benefits.
He argued that the publicity surrounding the initiative, coupled with the additional preparation time following its earlier postponement, provides sufficient grounds to allow implementation to commence while outstanding operational concerns are addressed.
“Preparations will never be perfect. Given the publicity and the additional time following the postponement, I think allowing implementation to begin is fair and reasonable,” he said.
He added that he would support an intervention intended to save lives, provided the responsible road agencies move swiftly to resolve outstanding operational issues. “I would support an intervention intended to save lives while requiring the road agencies to resolve outstanding operational issues promptly,” he stressed.
For him, delaying the system’s implementation does not offer any protection against the dangers motorists and pedestrians face daily “Delayed implementation will not delay road crashes,” he cautioned.
He therefore maintains that Ghana cannot afford to normalise reckless driving while waiting for perfect conditions to implement road safety measures. While the responsible agencies must ensure transparency, operational efficiency and public confidence in TRAFFITECH-GH, motorists also have a responsibility to comply with traffic regulations.
