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You just jumped a signal and doubly thrilled that you foxed the traffic constable too. But your glee could be short-lived as a surveillance camera has caught your act on tape. Worse, you could be chased by an interceptor.

From February, such instances could become common as the government recently gave consent for an array of gadgets sought by the state transport authority. The department’s shopping list includes five interceptor vehicles, 55 speed radar guns and 11 surveillance cameras. After getting the go-ahead from the government, the Andhra Pradesh Technology Services has set in motion procedures for the procurement of these foreign-made gadgets.


The camera mounted interceptors will either be a Tata Sumo or Qualis equipped with a computer connected to the central server, pollution check unit, a speed gun, in-built breath analyser to check drunken driving and 360-degree rotating camera on top of the vehicle. Each interceptor costs about Rs 25 lakh. Of the five interceptors being bought, three will be seen on city roads while one each will be sent to Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada. At present, only Delhi has such interceptors which are used mainly for surveillance.

The hand-held speed guns will be given to enforcement officials of transport and traffic police departments to record the speed of overspeeding vehicles. According to the Central Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, the prescribed speed limit for two-wheelers is 50 kmph, while for four-wheelers it is 65 kmph. Armed with the hand-held speed guns, enforcement personnel will record speeds and challan Rs 1,000 for over speeding.

The radar gun works on a simple technique. It continuously emits rays which hit passing vehicles. The rays are reflected back and the device gives a print out of the recorded speed nullifying any scope for arguments by disgruntled motorists.

The surveillance cameras will be put up at Punjagutta, Police Control Room, Ravindra Bharati, Telugu Talli, Monappa Island, Greenlands, Rasoolpura, MJ Market junctions among other places. These cameras will be connected to control units to be set up at STA and traffic control room from where live feed can be watched on monitors.

Source: http://epaper.timesofindia.com (Hyderabad Edition)
Date Of Publish: 08-Jan-07

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vishal

I don’t think interceptors are enough to control Indian Road Traffic although interceptors are very smart. Traffic move in proper manner only in the range of this device but as soon as vehicles cross the range of interceptor drivers again choose their own Indian driving style.