A driver caught by a TraffiTech-GH camera going 5 to 20 km/h over the limit now owes GH¢240. That is the floor.
Ghana's roads killed 2,151 people between January and September 2026, according to provisional Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) figures. That is about eight deaths a day.
Speed cameras are trending on X in Ghana this week. Police began installing camera warning and speed limit signs on the George Walker Bush Motorway (N1) in Accra, as posts from accounts such as @FRIMPONGG45 showed on Friday.
What the fines are
Speeding fines sit in the Thirteenth Schedule of the Road Traffic Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2519). They rise in five bands. One penalty unit is GH¢12.
- 5–20 km/h over: 20 units, GH¢240
- 21–30 km/h over: 25 units, GH¢300
- 31–40 km/h over: 30 units, GH¢360
- 41–50 km/h over: 35 units, GH¢420
- Over 50 km/h: 40 units, GH¢480
Owners get an electronic notice by SMS and have 14 days to pay or contest. After that, the police add 1% of the fine for each day of default.
On a GH¢240 fine, that is GH¢2.40 a day. Thirty days late, the bill reaches GH¢312.
Live enforcement began on 1 November. On the first day, ACP Alexander Kwaku Obeng of the MTTD told Joy FM that some drivers were recorded above 130 km/h on Mahama Road, where the limit is 50 km/h.
He said offences ran into the thousands but gave no exact count. StatsGH reported earlier on TraffiTech's ticket and revenue targets.
Why speed
The numbers behind the cameras are grim. The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) recorded 2,949 road deaths in 2025, the highest in 35 years and 18.2% more than the 2,494 in 2024. Speeding was the leading factor in more than 60% of collisions, GNA reported from NRSA data.
This year's pace is barely lower. The 2,151 deaths in nine months work out at 7.9 a day, against 8.1 a day in 2025.
If that rate held for a full year, 2026 would end with roughly 2,880 deaths. That is a simple projection, not a forecast.
Average deaths a day. The 2026 bar uses a different source from the earlier years.
from NRSA to MTTD 6.8 8.1 7.9
2,494 deaths ÷ 366 days
2,949 deaths ÷ 365 days
2,151 deaths ÷ 273 days
Speeding fines under L.I. 2519, GH¢
Source: National Road Safety Authority (2024, 2025), via Graphic Online; Police MTTD provisional figures (January to September 2026), via Graphic Online. The change of source means the 2026 bar is indicative, not a like-for-like comparison. Fines: Road Traffic Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2519), Thirteenth Schedule, at GH¢12 a penalty unit, via 3News and Citi Newsroom.
Pedestrians made up 33% of deaths this year and motorcycle riders 37%, Graphic reported.
What people on X say
Reaction is mixed. @Kiss_Mequikk wrote that the new billboards meant "one major concern for road users has been addressed". @Marie_MissB objected to where some signs stand: "They're supposed to put the signage few meters before the camera." @cha_mamme joked that TraffiTech was Ghana's one new industry since independence.
What it means
For a driver, the arithmetic is simple. One camera notice at the lowest band costs GH¢240. Ignore it for a month and it costs GH¢312.
For the country, the test is whether deaths fall.
Limitations
The 2026 figures are provisional MTTD data. The 2025 figures are NRSA data. The two bodies compile figures differently, so the comparison is indicative.
Not all crashes are reported, the NRSA says. One month of cameras is too short to show any effect on deaths.
Sources
- Ghana Police Service, TRAFFITECH-GH page
- 3News, TraffiTech-GH fines and payment codes, 5 Nov 2026
- Citi Newsroom, GH¢240 fine per 5 km/h band, Oct 2026
- MyJoyOnline, first-day speeding offences, 2 Nov 2026
- Graphic Online, 2,949 road deaths in 2025, 27 Jan 2026
- Graphic Online, January–September 2026 MTTD figures
- GhanaWeb, 2,151 deaths in 2026
- GNA, speeding and motorcycle crashes, 13 Feb 2026
- X posts: @FRIMPONGG45; @Kiss_Mequikk; @Marie_MissB; @cha_mamme