Former Director of Public Affairs at COCOBOD, Fiifi Boafo, has called for clearer road signs and public education on speed limits under the TraffiTech-GH automated traffic enforcement system.

He has argued that motorists need to know the restrictions on roads being monitored.

Speaking on Metro TV, Boafo said there is lack of clarity about the locations of the cameras and the speed limits applicable to some roads, which could leave motorists unaware of the restrictions before being penalised.

He cited the Mahama Road as an example, stating that he had previously assumed motorists could drive at about 70 or 80 kilometres per hour on the stretch.

However, he said he was surprised to learn that the speed limit was 50 kilometres per hour because the road falls within a town.

“Before this conversation, all of us in this studio assumed that on the Mahama Highway, for example, is a road you can do about 70 kilometres per hour or even 80.

“But when I listen to Alexander Baine, he was talking about the fact that you can’t do more than 50 because it’s within town," he said.

Boafo argued that the introduction of automated enforcement should be accompanied by visible road signs indicating speed limits and warning motorists that cameras are monitoring their driving.

He said such information would help drivers understand the restrictions on particular stretches rather than discover them only after receiving a traffic violation notice.

He also referred to President John Mahama’s call to ensure that appropriate signs are installed to inform motorists about roads monitored by TraffiTech-GH.

Boafo said the next stage of the system should include using part of the revenue generated from traffic fines to improve road signage and educate motorists.

“The next stage for TraffiTech, for me, is that they should use part of the money they are going to make and put it where it is supposed to, education aside, that there should be road signs,” he stated.

TraffiTech-GH, an automated digital traffic enforcement system developed by the Ghana Police Service through the MTTD, was officially rolled out on November 1, 2026. The system uses cameras, sensors, and radar technology to capture traffic violations in real time.