MTTD to be Strict on Traffic Regulation Starting Next Week
The Motor Transport and Traffic Unit (MTTU) sections of the Ghana police service will from next week be very strict on traffic violators, especially those that disregard the traffic light.
They have been equipped with logistics and training to serve traffic offenders tickets even if the offenders manage to get to their destinations.
They therefore entreat the general public to treat this warning with utmost importance and seriousness.
The Minister of Transport, Kwaku ofori-Asiamah in 2019, said the implementation and enforcement are geared towards helping reduce road crashes, which are caused by indiscipline among road users particularly drivers an motorcycle riders.
The MTTU also released a detailed spot fines for traffic offenses.
(Motor Transport and Traffic Department) MTTD
The Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) is an agency under the Ghana Police Service responsible for road safety in Ghana. The MTTD was established in 1952 where it was known as the Ghana Police Traffic Unit. In 1981, the Justice Archer Commission, reviewed the MTTD’s function and accredited it as the National MTTD.
The Unit became The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) in March 2013 following the enactment of the Police Service Regulation 2012 (C.I 76, headed by a director general.
The member of the MTTD are trained to spot, warn and arrest offending motorists, record all accidents and publishes the statistics on a quarterly basis in print and electronic media.
