Kwadwo Poku has called for TraffiTech-GH cameras to be strengthened at road intersections to detect motorists who fail to give way to vehicles with the right of way.
He identified failure to yield as one of the most common traffic violations on Ghanaian roads, saying drivers often enter intersections without stopping or allowing other motorists to pass.
“One of the things that I want them to really improve on is the cameras at the intersections, where people are supposed to yield and they don’t yield,” he said on Joy News.
Poku explained that motorists approaching a junction from a minor road must give way to vehicles travelling on the main road instead of forcing their way into traffic.
“The guy on the main road has the right of way. Stop. Don’t even roll,” he said.
Drawing on his driving experience in the United States, he said motorists there are required to come to a complete stop before checking both directions and joining traffic.
“In America, if you roll, the police will arrest you. You need to come to a complete stop before you look left and look right and join,” he said.
He said such discipline was often absent in Ghana, where drivers who insist on their right of way could face insults from motorists attempting to enter the road.
Poku also cited the behaviour of drivers at roundabouts, arguing that motorists already circulating within a roundabout should have the right of way.
“Ghana is the only place that when somebody is on a roundabout, somebody stops for somebody to join. And if you don’t do it, they insult you,” he said.
TraffiTech-GH is an automated digital traffic enforcement system developed by the Ghana Police Service (GPS) through the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) to improve road safety and compliance. Officially rolled out on November 1, 2026, the system uses advanced cameras, sensors, and radar technology to capture road traffic violations in real-time.
