IGP To Commission Motor Traffic, Accident Monitoring And Surveillance Center Today

The Acting Inspector General of Police George Akuffo Dampare will later today, Wednesday, August 25, 2021, commission a a Motor Traffic and Accident Monitoring and Surveillance Center. The newly established center is expected to assist police personnel conduct real-time assessments of road traffic offenses, accidents, and

other related issues. According to the police, the center will be used to monitor street cameras meant to fight crime within the city. The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service have embarked on the War Against Indiscipline campaign to also curb indiscipline among motorists on the roads.

The exercise is also focused on arresting errant drivers, processing them for court, and have them fined. It also covered roads noted for reckless driving within and the outside Accra. For the second of the exercise, some 40 drivers have all been nabbed for breaking various Road Traffic Regulations and with nineteen of them fined over 18,000 cedis.