By Dennis Peprah
Sunyani, (Bono), Nov. 05, GNA-Some commercial drivers in Sunyani, the Bono Regional capital, have expressed varied opinions about the implementation of the Traffitech-Ghana system in the country.
They appealed for intensified driver education on the system, calling on the government to do more to reshape the deplorable condition of some major highways in the country.
The implementation of the Traffitech-GH and the new Road Safety Regulations (LI 2181), as amended commenced on November 1, 2026, is to help bring sanity on the roads.
Traffitech-GH is an automated system developed by the Ghana Police Service to enforce road traffic laws and regulations to improve road safety in the country.
The system uses cameras and sensors to automatically take a picture and/or video of vehicles that flout road traffic laws and regulations such as speeding and running a red light.
It deploys fixed, mobile/in-vehicle and laser speed-measurement devices to capture offences including speeding and running the red light.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani, some of the drivers described the initiative as laudable, however worried that driver education on the system remained poor.
They said intensified public education on the system’s operations was required to facilitate its smooth and successful implementation.
Mr Kwaku Evans, a commercial driver who used the Sunyani-Berekum Highway, noted that many of the drivers were illiterate hence the need for the relevant institutions to intensify public education at the various lorry stations and terminals across the country.
He also expressed concern about faded road markings and signs, saying that the bad conditions of roads in the country did not only obstruct driving, but also were contributing to road crashes.
Other drivers also expressed divergent views, noting that the nation was not prepared enough for the implementation of the digitalized system on the highways.
Mr Joseph Kumah, a cabbie, noted that until the country reshaped its deplorable conditions of road networks, it would be difficult to implement the system.
When contacted, Madam Abigail Atinpoka, the Bono Regional Head of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) said the authority in the region had intensified public education for the smooth and successful implementation of the Traffitech-GH.
She explained that enforcement of the Traffitech-GH followed the amendment of Regulations 102 or the Road Traffic Regulations (LI2180).
The amendment introduces a comprehensive framework for managing broken-down vehicles and trailers on public roads and highways and aimed at eliminating hazards and ensuring swift removal of stationery vehicles to prevent crashes and fatalities.
Madam Atinpoka said the NRSA in the region had extended the public education to some relevant Ghana Cocoa Board, the Volta River Authority, and the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS).
She said the exercise had also benefited some commercial drivers and travelers at the Sunyani Main Taxi station, Sunyani-Chiraa station and some satellite lorry stations at the Nana Bosoma Central markets.
Mad Atinpoka indicated that the Authority intended to reach out to 20 institutions for the public education for the successful enforcement of the Traffitech-GH.
She said beneficiary institutions and individuals had been taken through the major offences and punishment under the Traffitech-GH like expired roadworthiness certificates, wrongful overtaking, non-use of seatbelts, use of an expired license, driving an uninsured vehicle and the misuse of sirens.
GNA
Edited by Benjamin Mensah
Reporter: Dennis Peprah
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