Today, the Deputy Commissioner (Traffic) A. Saravanan briefed the press on the current traffic practices of the people and the new initiatives devised by the traffic dept to stricture traffic offences.
He reported that the publics' negligence towards abiding traffic rules, especially at signal has been posing a serious threat to the commuters and often results in life-threatening accidents. The impatience of the people to stand by the signals has been increasing every day and the city traffic police have been continuously monitoring the situation and devising apt plans to annihilate accidents and unruly traffic commotions at the signals.
Out of the 70 signals in the city, 54 signals are deemed to be very crucial and are located in the prime traffic areas. Around 1 lakh to 3 lakhs have been collected as fine every day in the city from the people for trespassing traffic rules,
He stated that a new sensor system will shortly be implemented by the traffic police at all the signals in the city. High-sensors will be placed under the line at the signals which will be linked with a camera fixed at the signal pole. When a person crosses the signal line, the sensors will alert the camera to take a picture of the vehicle in all possible angles. The traffic police will retrieve the information of the offenders through their vehicle numbers from the camera footages and probe a fine report to the owners address. The offenders have to pay the fine amount directly to the account number mentioned in the report, failing to which they will have face judicial action and their offence would be linked to their license numbers, as well.
The signals at Lakshmi Mills, Saravanampatti and Hopes College would be shortly installed with the sensors, he stated. He reinstated at the 6-lane road at the Avinashi Road, the last lane (towards the left-hand side) is allotted for the ambulance service and to make the public aware of the lane protocol, the last lane would be painted in white color to instil awareness among the public and necessitate faster ambulance transport.
The City Commissioner A. Amalraj today inspected the functionality of the sensor system. The sensor system would be installed at all the 70 signals in the city after the testing phase.
He reported that the publics' negligence towards abiding traffic rules, especially at signal has been posing a serious threat to the commuters and often results in life-threatening accidents. The impatience of the people to stand by the signals has been increasing every day and the city traffic police have been continuously monitoring the situation and devising apt plans to annihilate accidents and unruly traffic commotions at the signals.
Out of the 70 signals in the city, 54 signals are deemed to be very crucial and are located in the prime traffic areas. Around 1 lakh to 3 lakhs have been collected as fine every day in the city from the people for trespassing traffic rules,
He stated that a new sensor system will shortly be implemented by the traffic police at all the signals in the city. High-sensors will be placed under the line at the signals which will be linked with a camera fixed at the signal pole. When a person crosses the signal line, the sensors will alert the camera to take a picture of the vehicle in all possible angles. The traffic police will retrieve the information of the offenders through their vehicle numbers from the camera footages and probe a fine report to the owners address. The offenders have to pay the fine amount directly to the account number mentioned in the report, failing to which they will have face judicial action and their offence would be linked to their license numbers, as well.
The signals at Lakshmi Mills, Saravanampatti and Hopes College would be shortly installed with the sensors, he stated. He reinstated at the 6-lane road at the Avinashi Road, the last lane (towards the left-hand side) is allotted for the ambulance service and to make the public aware of the lane protocol, the last lane would be painted in white color to instil awareness among the public and necessitate faster ambulance transport.
The City Commissioner A. Amalraj today inspected the functionality of the sensor system. The sensor system would be installed at all the 70 signals in the city after the testing phase.