Police in want of extra cell interceptors to trace pace restrict violations in Kozhikode

Even because the Police and Motor Automobiles Division squads are gearing up for an intensified street checking to mitigate the rising street accident deaths, the demand to sanction extra fashionable interceptor autos to trace pace restrict violations remains to be remaining missed. The interceptor automobile allotted for Kozhikode metropolis police is now having an out-of-order radar digicam, which won’t be helpful for any productive enforcement drive.

Police sources say solely interceptor autos fitted with high-end radar cameras will have the ability to detect pace restrict violations scientifically in areas situated out of the prevailing street surveillance digicam community. Within the absence of such fashionable autos, the checking squads will come throughout technical difficulties to register instances with digital proof, they reveal.

The unsatisfactory annual upkeep contract can be spoiling the probabilities of getting the lone cell unit repaired. Poor battery backup and house constraints within the automobile have additional crippled the enforcement actions utilizing the technically-unfit automobile.

The enforcement squad is compelled to make use of this previous automobile at a time when their counterparts in different States at the moment are experimenting with the infrared cameras which may generate good take a look at outcomes even within the late night time hours. In accordance with official sources, the prevailing radar digicam within the previous interceptor automobile can’t generate clear photographs after 6 p.m. due to the low mild problem.

There are additionally complaints in opposition to the normal kind of report technology by radar cameras with low zooming capacities throughout checking. Police sources say solely high-end cameras can generate commonplace stories which will be produced within the courtroom as a powerful piece of proof to prosecute the offenders.

Although there have been calls for to make sure at-least three cell interceptor autos for a stronger street checking in opposition to the rampant pace rule violations, no stable proposals have been forwarded to the upper authorities for motion. The request to examine the opportunity of utilizing the fund generated from the auctioning of previous autos is also remaining ignored.

In the meantime, the functionaries of the Street Accident Motion Discussion board level out that the prevailing street security fund accessible with the State authorities will be successfully used for bettering varied street security measures. Additionally they argue {that a} portion of the compounding payment collected within the title of varied street rule violations equally will be set aside for the trigger.