NPP's Kwadwo Poku calls for more TraffiTech-GH cameras at road intersections to enforce right-of-way rules

Kwadwo Poku

Kwadwo Poku has urged authorities to enhance the TraffiTech-GH camera system at road intersections to identify and penalise motorists who fail to give way to vehicles with the right of way.

He described the failure to yield at junctions as a frequent traffic offence in Ghana, accusing some drivers of entering main roads without stopping or allowing approaching vehicles to pass.

Speaking on Joy News, Poku said the enforcement system should be improved to capture such violations.

“One of the things that I want them to really improve on is the cameras at the intersections, where people are supposed to yield and they don’t yield,” he said.

He explained that drivers approaching a main road from a minor road are expected to give priority to vehicles already travelling on the main road rather than forcing their way into traffic.

“The guy on the main road has the right of way. Stop. Don’t even roll,” he stated.

Drawing comparisons with driving regulations in the United States, Poku said motorists are required to come to a complete stop before checking both directions and proceeding onto the road.

“In America, if you roll, the police will arrest you. You need to come to a complete stop before you look left and look right and join,” he said.

He argued that the same level of discipline was often lacking on Ghanaian roads, where motorists who insist on their right of way are sometimes insulted by drivers attempting to join the main road.

Poku also raised concerns about how some motorists approach roundabouts, insisting that vehicles already circulating within the roundabout should be given priority.

“Ghana is the only place that when somebody is on a roundabout, somebody stops for somebody to join. And if you don’t do it, they insult you,” he said.

TraffiTech-GH, an automated traffic enforcement system developed by the Ghana Police Service through the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), was officially rolled out on November 1, 2026.

The system uses cameras, sensors and radar technology to detect and record traffic violations in real time, with the aim of improving road safety and compliance with traffic regulations.