{
  "id": 18519610,
  "title": "Mahama Defends TraffiTech, Says System Will Save Lives as Speed Enforcement Begins",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/mahama-defends-traffitech-says-system-will-save-lives-as-speed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T15:26:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/news/mahama-defends-traffitech-says-system-will-save-lives-as-speed-enforcement-begins/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has defended the TraffiTech system, stating that the technology will save lives by reducing road accidents. Speaking at a press conference, Mahama urged motorists to comply with the new system that went live on November 1, 2026. He mentioned that the effectiveness of the system would be evaluated through monthly comparisons of road accident statistics with data from the same time period in 2025.\n\nAccording to Mahama, 2,151 people lost their lives in road accidents in 2025, with 474 fatalities among pedestrians, many of whom were struck by vehicles due to speeding. He expressed concern that many victims were schoolchildren. Mahama emphasized that the speed limit in urban areas, including Accra, is 50 kilometers per hour and urged drivers to adhere to this limit.\n\nThe TraffiTech system replaces manual enforcement by police officers with automated traffic enforcement. Under the system, speeding violations are detected electronically, and motorists receive alerts accompanied by video evidence. This technology is expected to minimize disputes between motorists and police officers over alleged speeding offenses.\n\nMahama shared an anecdote about a driver who previously rarely checked his speedometer until the introduction of TraffiTech, but now pays closer attention to his speed. More features, including the detection of red-light violations and illegal parking, are expected to be activated next year. Currently, the speed enforcement module is the only active component of the TraffiTech system.\n\nRegarding concerns raised by the Ghana Private Road Transport Union about clearing bus stops before the full implementation of the system, Mahama clarified that the present phase focuses exclusively on speeding violations. He assured motorists that they only need to observe the prescribed speed limits under the current arrangement.",
  "summary": "By: Marcella Mwinkoma Babing President John Dramani Mahama has called on motorists to comply with Ghana’s newly introduced TraffiTech system, insisting that the technology will play a significant role in reducing road accidents and preventing avoidable deaths. Speaking during an engagement with the Presidential Press Corps at the Presidency in Accra, President Mahama urged Ghanaians […]",
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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."
}