Home - Martin Kpebu urges Police to delay full rollout of TraffiTech-GH

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has called on the Ghana Police Service to postpone the full implementation of the TraffiTech-GH traffic enforcement system, citing inadequate public education and concerns about the reliability of its speed detection machines.

He said authorities had failed to adequately educate motorists on how the system works, what constitutes a traffic offence and how drivers could challenge penalties they believe to be unfair.

Speaking in an interview with JoyNews’ Emefa Akosua Adeti, Kpebu said the limited public education undertaken ahead of the rollout had contributed to growing suspicion among motorists.

Asked whether the system had been adequately communicated to the public, particularly to motorists who might feel unfairly penalised, he responded emphatically that it had not.

“Not at all. Not at all. Because you remember that about a month or so ago, the police decided to implement the TraffiTech, and the same argument was made that not enough sensitisation and education had been done,” he said.

He observed that although concerns about public education had been raised weeks earlier, meaningful efforts to sensitise motorists appeared to have intensified only during the final week before implementation.

Kpebu also said motorists had legitimate reasons to seek assurances about the reliability of the technology, citing reported cases in other countries where speed detection systems had produced inaccurate results.

He referenced the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States, arguing that experiences in those countries should encourage Ghanaian authorities to exercise caution before fully relying on the machines.

“In the UK, 2025, over 2,500 cases were reversed. In Australia, about 50,000, a very huge number, then you go to the US, etc., because these machines didn’t work,” he stated.

He said such examples, coupled with Ghana’s own history of controversies surrounding speed detection equipment, made it necessary for the police to demonstrate that the technology was reliable.

Asked how the concerns could be addressed, Kpebu urged the authorities to delay the full rollout and undertake further testing and public engagement to build confidence in the system.

“I think the police should postpone the proper implementation. Do more simulations and more engagement to build confidence,” he said.