The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has intensified efforts to improve road safety.

As part of the nationwide crackdown, about 6,000 vehicles have been impounded and hundreds of illegal sirens, beacon lights, and other unauthorized lamps have been seized.

According to the Research and Training at the Police MTTD, ACP Alexander Kwaku Obeng, the operation targeted vehicles using unauthorized warning devices that impersonate emergency and security vehicles.

“We have intercepted about 6,000 vehicles from which sirens, beacon lights and other unlawful lamps have been seized. About 700 of these are strobes or sirens, and that tells you the magnitude of the problem.

“This exercise has become part of our daily operations. Whoever intends to buy another lamp, procure strobe lights, beacon lights or sirens should know that we are ever-present. We will meet you on the N1, N2, N4, N8, N9, N10 and N12 and across all the 16 regions and 25 police regions,” he added.

The ongoing exercise has also resulted in the arrest of thirteen (13) drivers on the Kasoa–Winneba Highway, Budumburam.

The individuals were arrested by the Central East Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) on Saturday, May 30.

The drivers were reportedly found using sirens and emergency lamps without the required authorisation, in violation of Regulations 65 and 74 of the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2180).

As part of its mandate, MTTD enforces road traffic regulations and promotes discipline among motorists in the region.

Last year, the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) disclosed that the reintroduced Road Traffic Amendment Bill will no longer include the controversial provision granting Members of Parliament (MPs) and judges the right to use sirens.

This comes after an earlier attempt in July 2024 by the former government to amend the Road Traffic Regulations 2012 (LI 2180). That proposal, which included a provision allowing MPs and judges to use sirens while driving, sparked public outrage and was eventually put on hold.

According to Acting Director-General of the NRSA, Abraham Amaliba, the Bill will be reintroduced to Parliament within two months.

He emphasized that the reintroduction of the bill is part of efforts to strengthen road safety measures and enhance the enforcement of traffic laws across the country.

Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, March 10, 2025, Amaliba explained that the revised bill will introduce spot fines for traffic offenders and also make provisions for the legal recognition of commercial motorcycles (okadas).

“Give me two months and LI 2180, if it is passed, we will bring into force the spot fine. You remember this law was supposed to be passed, but there was a public outcry against the siren, which was put in there to protect MPs. That didn’t help the passage of the law. That bill is been worked on so that we will be able to bring about a spot fine,” he stated.

Additionally, he highlighted that the revised bill will introduce a system known as "Traffic Tech" to streamline the enforcement of spot fines for traffic infractions.

“There is a programme called Traffic Tech, which is the spot fine we are referring to and it will come immediately after this law is passed. We have removed the part that will help MPs use a siren so it will come without that included. It will also come with the legalization of Okada,” he added.