Soon, camera will catch you speeding up or crossing a road when the traffic control signal says you cant. This technology is used elsewhere, Nagpur now follows. Its better late than never.
From: Times of India:
Those who violate traffic rules at squares not manned by cops may soon get challans for their transgressions delivered at home via the
postal department! This would become possible if traffic signals are equipped with cameras connected to a control room, as proposed by a private company to upgrade the city’s traffic management system. Personnel at the control room would monitor the screens for violators and prosecution notices would be sent via mail to the residential address of the vehicle’s owner, says the proposal.
Sources in the police commissionerate told TOI that a team of officers led by Commissioner of Police Praveen Dixit and DCP (traffic) Harish Chavan attended a meeting with a Chennai-based private company to discuss the proposal recently. Sources said the modernisation plan will require at least Rs 8 crore. “The company proposes to install the system under built-operate-and-transfer basis. It will recover 15% of the fine amount collected from traffic violators to fund the project. Minutes of the meeting would be forwarded to the police headquarters soon,” said the source.
DCP (traffic) Harish Chavan confirmed the development; however he refused to divulge any details.
Sources said the company has already modernised some traffic signals in Chennai and Haryana. If sanctioned, in the first phase, 20 traffic signals in Nagpur with high traffic would be fitted with video cameras streaming live visuals of traffic blocks and crowds to the control room using a modem. A senior cop said this will help nab traffic violators like red-light jumper and speeding vehicles, who go scot-free even when cops are present at the spot.
The places identified for the first phase are Wardha Road, Central Avenue, Amravati Road and Kamptee Road.
The company has also proposed vehicle-activated traffic signals based on traffic pattern rather than pre-set timings. Depending on the number of vehicles approaching a square, the signal will keep switching from one road to the other, thus reducing the waiting time at signal, specially when there are no vehicles on one side of a junction, added a senior official.
The cameras would also help to manage traffic during peak hours. The videos will help identify congested stretches to divert additional manpower and mobile vehicles to regulate traffic, feel cops.
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