The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service is preparing to install standardised speed camera warning signs on major roads across the country as part of efforts to improve compliance with speed limits under the Traffitech initiative.
The signs, which are currently undergoing production, will alert motorists to locations where speed cameras and video monitoring systems are deployed.
The Director of Education and Training at the MTTD, ACP Alexander Obeng, said the move was intended to bring the country’s road signage in line with international best practices and improve public awareness of speed enforcement activities.
ACP Obeng said this on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show (SMS) on Monday, November 9, during a discussion on Traffitech. He said the decision followed collaboration between the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and road engineers to develop an approved standard sign for speed camera locations.
ACP Obeng explained that Ghana’s existing road traffic regulations did not originally provide for a specific speed camera warning sign.
He referred to the Fourth Schedule of the road traffic regulations, which contains provisions on road markings and traffic signs adopted under the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.
He specifically cited Regulation 40(8), explaining that the schedule did not include a designated sign for speed cameras.
“At the back, it is a schedule. In it, there is no speed camera sign. It was not embedded,” he said.
However, he disclosed that the police, working with road engineers, had now developed a standardised sign to address the gap.
“Because of the proactiveness of the Inspector-General of Police, in collaboration with the road engineer, in matters of this that has been executed, we now have a standard road sign for camera,” he said.
ACP Obeng said production of the new signs was ongoing, while surveys were also being conducted to identify suitable locations for their installation.
He indicated that the signs were expected to be rolled out in the coming days, particularly on major roads where speed enforcement and monitoring were considered necessary.
“Production is ongoing. Surveys are ongoing. So, in the coming days, you will see speed camera signs deployed on our major roads in Ghana,” he said.
He also presented an image of the proposed sign during the interview, explaining that it was still being produced and had not yet been installed on the roads.
The sign carries the messages ’24-hour video monitoring’ and ‘Speed kills, kill it now’, warning motorists that their driving behaviour is being monitored and reminding them of the dangers of excessive speed.
According to ACP Obeng, the signs will be installed at locations based on the outcome of the ongoing surveys and in accordance with accepted road safety practices.
“These signs will be deployed at locations where they are desired, consistent with best practice,” he said.
Below is the interaction on the SMS