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    Reflector Stickers: Ghana’s Unnecessary Harassment of Vehicle Owners

    Insight NewsBy Insight NewsOctober 23, 2025No Comments3 Mins Read
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    In any serious country, public regulation evolves with technology, not against it. Yet Ghana continues to enforce a rule that requires vehicle owners to paste reflective stickers on their cars even when every modern vehicle already comes fitted with high-grade factory reflectors built into their lighting systems.

    This insistence on redundant reflector stickers is not only superfluous and archaic, but it also projects Ghana as a country stuck in outdated regulatory habits, detached from global automotive standards. No country striving for modernization should be busy policing the stickiness of reflector labels when vehicles already meet international safety specifications before importation.

    The logic is simple. Every vehicle leaving the factory floor, whether Toyota, Hyundai, or Volkswagen, passes rigorous safety certifications under international transport standards. These certifications cover lighting, reflectors, and visibility requirements. By the time a car reaches Ghana’s port, its safety features are not in question. If a factory reflector is damaged or missing, replacing it should be the owner’s responsibility, not a blanket mandate forcing everyone to paste redundant stickers just to please a regulation that serves no practical purpose.

    What then explains this obsession with stickers? The truth is that it has become a convenient business contract disguised as public safety. Someone somewhere is supplying these stickers, often at inflated prices, while vehicle owners bear the cost and inconvenience. Instead of improving road safety through better enforcement of speed limits, lighting standards, or road signage, authorities choose the lazy path of extorting compliance through needless directives.

    This regulation belongs in the museum of bureaucratic absurdities. It reflects a governance culture that mistakes activity for progress, a mindset where every outdated rule is defended rather than reviewed. Ghana’s transport and road safety institutions must understand that modern governance is about smart enforcement, not petty policing.

    It is time to retire the sticker-era mentality. Let’s insist that regulations make sense, serve citizens, and reflect a country that is moving forward, not one clinging to third-world enforcement rituals that exist only to enrich suppliers and frustrate the public.

    The call is simple: if a vehicle’s factory reflectors are intact, there should be no need for sticker reflectors. Anything beyond that is an insult to common sense and to Ghana’s claim of regulatory maturity.

    NOTE: The author, Kwame Sowu, is a seasoned professional with a diverse background in business and leadership. He is a former Chairman of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board

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