"... Board Chairman of the National Road Safety Committee (NRSC), has blamed the continuing spate of road accidents on sneaky policemen who rather than punish recklessness, collect monies from erring drivers and let them go." [more]

In: Gold Coast Government 1923: Gold Coast Handbook (p. 224)

I'm currently drafting a chapter on 'Roads in Ghana: historical perspectives and representations'. I spare you of the details, but not of the fascinating historical pics that I've come across lately!
More to come.