{
  "id": 18452359,
  "title": "Mahama sets monthly review of road crash data to measure TraffiTech results",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/mahama-sets-monthly-review-of-road-crash-data-to-measure-traffitech",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T05:22:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/mahama-sets-monthly-review-of-road-crash-data-to-measure-traffitech-results/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the government will conduct a monthly review of road accident statistics to evaluate the effectiveness of the recently introduced TraffiTech system in reducing crashes and saving lives on Ghana's roads. The system, which became operational on November 1, 2026, will be compared with figures from the same months last year to measure its impact. Speaking at a press conference on November 5, the President urged motorists to adhere to speed limits, particularly the 50-kilometre-per-hour limit in urban areas, as the government enhances automated traffic enforcement. The TraffiTech technology aims to curb speeding by replacing manual police checks with an automated system that identifies speeding violations and generates evidence. Mahama expressed optimism that the intervention would contribute to a decrease in road fatalities, citing the 2,151 lives lost in road crashes last year, with many being pedestrians, particularly schoolchildren. He emphasized that high speeds make it challenging for drivers to react promptly to unexpected pedestrian crossings, heightening the risk of fatal collisions. Mahama assured that if the TraffiTech system proves successful, a month-to-month comparison will be conducted to demonstrate the reduction in accidents and the lives saved by the system. He reiterated that exceeding the 50-kilometre-per-hour speed limit in urban centers, including Accra, is prohibited. Currently, the automated speeding detection is the sole operational component of the TraffiTech system.",
  "summary": "President John Dramani Mahama says the government will use monthly road accident figures to determine whether the newly introduced TraffiTech system is reducing crashes and preventing deaths on Ghana’s roads.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}