Ghanaian Man Astounded As MTTD Sends Him GH¢360 Bill For Overspeeding: "When Did This Start?"

• A Ghanaian man has taken to social media to share a bill of GH¢360 he received for speeding
• In an X post, the young man expressed his astonishment at the bill sent to him by Ghana's MTTD
• Speaking exclusively to YEN.com.gh, an IT expert lauded MTTD's innovation and explained how these apps function

A Ghanaian man has been taken aback after receiving a GH¢360 fine for speeding.

In an X post, the young man shared a screengrab of the fine sent to him via text by the MTTD.

The fine, captioned 'Electronic Notice of Violation', detailed when, how, and where the man violated the road traffic regulations.

It also included the details of his vehicle and the fine he was required to pay, among other things.

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He was also given a payment deadline of September 17, 2024.

The bill indicated that on September 3, 2024, the speed cameras captured him speeding at 11:58 am.

In his X post, he indicated that until he received the fine, he didn't believe that the speed cameras installed in the streets were functional.

Thus, he advised fellow Ghanaians to be mindful when using the road so that they don't also fall victim.

See the post below:

MTTD needs more of these apps - IT expert

Speaking exclusively to YEN.com.gh, an IT expert, Yao Adzikah, indicated that this was a good initiative and that the MTTD needs more of these apps since they make their work easier. Additionally, he explained how these apps functioned.

"MTTD needs more of these applications because they make their work easy. One of the most important things about this app or software is that you don't need to be in the presence of the traffic offender or at a particular location to determine whether a car passing by is speeding. All you need is just to set it up on one side of the road and then point in a direction, a facing direction. So when the client is coming, the app will observe. And with the AI tool we have in the system, the app observes the car's arrival and can detect the speed limit of a car," he said.

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Netizens taken aback by Ghanaian man's fine

Many netizens who saw the post on X were taken aback since it was the first time someone had raised such an issue.

@kumiattobrah wrote:

"But u too why were u going 100kph? Tema Vin Diesel, u want Ur people to play "Agyenkwa wada anaa" for u errh. pay that 360gh & sin no more, thanx for the update thou, I always tot those cameras were just decorations."

@Blanchard346551 wrote:

"Waiting till election year to do all this lol."

@news360barca wrote:

"Them dey Baweezy ein top keep l beg l no fit tell you what story you for do but Charlie force give Baweezy for your YouTube top talk small give am."

@ChrisbeatzUg wrote:

"subtly campaigning for NPP."

@johnstoni wrote:

"The system has started working. It’s left with jobs . Eliminating galamsey. Probity. Accountability. The roads. Removing nuisance taxes. Vote Cheddar to supercharge all the 16 regions."

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User explains why Ghanaian man was billed

Another user in the comments also explained why that development occurred.

He indicated that the MTTD has introduced TRAFFITECH, an app that detects road violations and imposes sanctions on offenders.

See the post below:

Man stopped by police for speeding

YEN.com.gh earlier reported that a 79-year-old man was stopped by police for speeding, but the police soon realised all was not okay.

The man, David, explained to the police that he was having a bad day and had tried to hook up a new TV to make his sick wife happy.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh