Ghana’s seatbelt law: Fines and jail terms drivers and passengers face

Section 13 of the Road Traffic Act, 2004 (Act 683) requires anyone aged 18 or above who drives a motor vehicle on a road to wear a seatbelt.

Section 14 prohibits drivers from carrying children aged five or younger in the front seat and requires children between the ages of five and 18 in the front seat to wear seatbelts.

Under Section 14(1), a driver commits an offence by driving on a road with a child aged five or younger seated in the front of the vehicle.