Police to arrest motorists with tinted glass, unlicensed driving and other offences

Motorists have been cautioned against assuming that the introduction of the automated TraffiTech-GH speed-monitoring system will shield them from police action over other road traffic violations.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Alexander Kwaku Obeng, Director of Education, Research and Training at the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), said drivers who breach regulations not covered by the digital system would still face arrest, vehicle impoundment and prosecution.

He explained that the automated cameras are currently designed to detect speeding, while police officers will continue to enforce other traffic laws through conventional roadside operations.

ACP Obeng disclosed that the police had stepped up efforts this year to deal with vehicles fitted with unauthorised sirens, resulting in the impoundment of thousands of vehicles and the prosecution of several offenders.

“This year we have been deploying stringently, physically, sometimes turning ourselves into mechanics in removing what do you call the sirens that are illegally retrofitted into vehicles that are not exempted,” he said during an interview on TV3’s Hot Issues with Keminni Amanor.

He identified other violations that remain subject to manual enforcement, including the use of vehicles with unauthorised tinted windows, improper parking, driving without a valid licence, riding motorcycles without helmets and displaying unregistered number plates.

According to him, officers across all 25 police regions have received sensitisation to strengthen enforcement, particularly as the Christmas season approaches.

ACP Obeng stressed that motorists caught committing such offences would not escape sanctions simply because the automated cameras did not capture their violations.

“But if you commit, please, manually, you will be arrested, and your vehicle will be impounded,” he warned.

He added that depending on the circumstances, offenders could be arrested, have their vehicles impounded and be processed for prosecution through summary trials.

“We will impound the car if they need be. We will arrest you if they need be and take you to police to process you and we will all have a date with the judge for summary trial,” he stated.