Mahama Must Stop the Spot Fine Madness

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• THE MOTHERLAND 12 years ago

  Nii, you hit the nail on the head. Couldn't agree with you more. Kudos!

  Nii, you hit the nail on the head. Couldn't agree with you more. Kudos!

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• DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 12 years ago

  Yes, nice piece.

  Yes, nice piece.

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• Yaw Br3nya 12 years ago

  Circulate the Road offences list for better education. Most pple dont even know that driveing on the shoulders of the road is an offence

  Circulate the Road offences list for better education. Most pple dont even know that driveing on the shoulders of the road is an offence

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• KUTXA, Bayoine. France 12 years ago

  If that is the case,how did they obtained their driving permits or lincense in the first place? I hundred percent agree with you but it looks as if there is something wrong somewhere.
  
  It took me a hell to obtain my driving ...
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  If that is the case,how did they obtained their driving permits or lincense in the first place? I hundred percent agree with you but it looks as if there is something wrong somewhere.
  
  It took me a hell to obtain my driving permit in Europe, after having driven for more than thirty years both in civil and the Military, not to talk about the monetary cost.What I saw at the DVLA in Tema just last January when I went there to do some papers was alarming indeed. I wonder if there is anybody in charge of our institutions in the country.
  Sadly,it is the innocent travellers who sufer the consequences.We need to wake up and do the right thing.Somebody must be held responsible for this acts. We deserve better than this.

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• Bebe 12 years ago

  How can these policemen who most at times buzz, misbehave and are ineffective be playing these vital roles.

  How can these policemen who most at times buzz, misbehave and are ineffective be playing these vital roles.

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• No Name 12 years ago

  when people are caged...... there are many offences that attract the spot fines and riding on the shoulder of roads is just one of them. Using mobile phones, not displaying warning triangle,overspeeding and many others are th ...
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  when people are caged...... there are many offences that attract the spot fines and riding on the shoulder of roads is just one of them. Using mobile phones, not displaying warning triangle,overspeeding and many others are the offences that attract a spot fine.I doubt how the system can be bamed for that. The western countries use spot fines but according to you there are western countries. that is true but the fact still remains their system was not that perfect from the very begining.I do agree with you that there must be proper address systems in order to track offenders. I also agree that there must be an option for any citizen who does not agree with the police to have his day in court. On police corruption i will just urge you to be a police man just for a day and you will who the real problem is. we are in the traditional stage of development where social ties are very strong. Just arrest somebody and you willreceive a delegation of chiefs who will come to plead or you will have your favorite cousin, aunty ,uncle or close friend calling you. it is a difficult situation. the system keeps improving. Let us all figth to make it better. Let us refuse to pay the money. Let us be ready to have our day in court and let us be ready to pay the fine no matter the amount rather than give it to the police.

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• ROAD USER 12 years ago

  this is just another opportunity for the police to get more GhCs from drivers. all trotro users are aware the police just take Ghc1 from every driver and fail to check compliance with road safety regulations. let the presiden ...
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  this is just another opportunity for the police to get more GhCs from drivers. all trotro users are aware the police just take Ghc1 from every driver and fail to check compliance with road safety regulations. let the president not trust them too much so long as money is concerned. they would worsen the problem

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• Nana 12 years ago

  Be wise and stop selling your ignorance to Ghanaians. Which driver does not know road regulations or have common sense? We want to be the developed world but when things that are done in this countries are copied home we resi ...
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  Be wise and stop selling your ignorance to Ghanaians. Which driver does not know road regulations or have common sense? We want to be the developed world but when things that are done in this countries are copied home we resist them.

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• Falcon 12 years ago

  Instead of spot fines, police officer must write tickets, which must be paid at the DVLA just as it is done in developed countries. Tickets can also be disputed. Let's think properly and create an efficient systems instead of ...
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  Instead of spot fines, police officer must write tickets, which must be paid at the DVLA just as it is done in developed countries. Tickets can also be disputed. Let's think properly and create an efficient systems instead of this ad hoc spot fine nonsense.

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• mike 12 years ago

  Nana you are wrong, any country that collects spot fine is not democratic and rule of law and separation of powers do not work there. Give me one example and I will prove you wrong. This is another way of legalizing corruptio ...
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  Nana you are wrong, any country that collects spot fine is not democratic and rule of law and separation of powers do not work there. Give me one example and I will prove you wrong. This is another way of legalizing corruption on our roads.

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• Caution 12 years ago

  I have been thinking of this for some time. The police are being the judges of their own case which is unfair. When they stop you, they determine which charge they should give you and you don't even have the right to defend y ...
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  I have been thinking of this for some time. The police are being the judges of their own case which is unfair. When they stop you, they determine which charge they should give you and you don't even have the right to defend yourself. The more you talk, they greater your offence turns out to be

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• joe 12 years ago

  IGNORANT CREATURES, get educated on the issue first. the police will not collect ANY cash on the spot. they will only give u a ticket to go and pay at a bank.
  
  again u have an option to challenge their opinion of the offenc ...
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  IGNORANT CREATURES, get educated on the issue first. the police will not collect ANY cash on the spot. they will only give u a ticket to go and pay at a bank.
  
  again u have an option to challenge their opinion of the offence in question. we are not the first to do this; even some advanced countries(whatever that means)do it. this, i believe will sanitise the system if well implemented.

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