Rules of the Road and Right of Way
Keep right, overtake on the left
Ghana drives on the right, so you keep to the right-hand side of the road and overtake on the left. Return to your lane as soon as it is safe; do not straddle lanes. Never overtake where you cannot see far enough ahead - on bends, at hill crests, at junctions, at pedestrian crossings, or where a solid line is against you.
Junctions and priority
At an unmarked junction, give way to traffic approaching from your right. Where a side road meets a through road, the road that ends gives way. At roundabouts, give way to traffic already circulating, which approaches from your left, and enter only when there is a safe gap. Turning across oncoming traffic means you wait for a gap; oncoming vehicles keep their priority.
Pedestrians and special vehicles
Give way to pedestrians already on a crossing, and to children, the elderly and people with disabilities near the road. Ambulances, fire engines and police vehicles on emergency call get priority - ease off, signal and pull to the right to let them pass.
Signalling and lane discipline
Signal before you move, turn or change lane, and cancel afterwards. Signals inform, they do not give you priority. Do not reverse further than necessary, and never reverse from a side road into a main road.
Trap: assuming a signal or a wave from another driver gives you the right of way - it does not.
Rule of thumb: at any quiet junction with no signs, look right first, then left, then right again before moving.