President John Dramani Mahama says the government will publish monthly year-on-year comparisons of road crash data to measure how effective the new TraffiTech enforcement system is at cutting accidents and saving lives.
Speaking at a meet-the-press session at the Jubilee House on Thursday, 5 November, the President noted that the system went live on 1 November 2026, and results will be tracked against figures from the same periods in 2025.
“I can assure you, if we bear with this TraffiTech system… we’ll do a month-to-month comparison with last year. And you yourself will be surprised at the number of lives this system will save.”
Why TraffiTech was introduced
President Mahama said the move from manual police speed checks to automated enforcement is vital given the scale of the road safety crisis. Last year alone, 2,151 people lost their lives in road crashes in Ghana — including 474 pedestrians, many of them schoolchildren.
“Excessive speeding limits drivers’ ability to stop in time when pedestrians unexpectedly cross the road, increasing the likelihood of collisions,” he warned.
Stick to the 50 km/h limit
The President emphasised that the general speed limit in all urban centres — including Accra — is 50 km/h, and motorists must respect it. He urged compliance, noting that slower speeds drastically reduce the risk and severity of accidents.
For now, only the speed enforcement component of TraffiTech is active; other modules will come online in due course.
