Habitual traffic offenders in Mysore, India, take note. Henceforth, you can’t go scot-free for subsequent traffic violations as city traffic police are going hi-tech to crack down on offenders. Mysore will be the second city in the state of Karnataka to adopt a paperless system of traffic enforcement.
Traffic police officers will start using BBs in the next few weeks in what they believe to be a move that will cut manpower, reduce paperwork and store data in centralized servers. Moreover, they help police get the details of any previous offences by the violators in real time. The system will even reduce time in serving notices to offenders and put brakes on the possible manipulation by police.
One of the inspectors who underwent training along with 17 other officers from the city at Bangalore Traffic Training Institute recently, said that once they start using BB handsets, the vehicle owners will have to own up for their previous offences. Each violation will be recorded, and details will be stored in the server. Policemen, armed with the gadget, can get details of previous violations at their fingertips. Leaving no chance for violators to go scot-free for repeat offences.
Each BB handset will have Bluetooth-enabled printers to issue notices to violators on the spot. The present system is time consuming as the officers have to write details of violation, place, and date and vehicle number on ‘check report receipts’ (CRR). But with the latest gadget, officers can issue receipts in less than a minute, Inspector Irshad explained.
According to Inspector Irshad, nearly 80 types of traffic violations have been stored in the gadget. They can also videograph the offence using the handset, if need be. “Violations like helmetless driving, triple riding, reckless and underage driving are rampant in Mysore,” the inspector said, adding that people will see a change in traffic management.
Source: TOI