Ahmedabad traffic police checking the past record of the offender through TETRA Radio
The entry will contain all details of the offender including his license number and the registration number of his vehicle. This data will also be stored and saved in a central network from where it can be accessed by any traffic policeman elsewhere.
If the proposal of the Ahmedabad traffic police for an e-challan for traffic offenders is accepted by the state government, the traffic police will be able to cancel offenders’ licences temporarily or even revoke them permanently.
The new, upgraded system will enable the traffic police to check the past record of the offender through digital equipment in their possession and linked to an elaborate network having data on the offenders’ past record. This equipment can vary from a BlackBerry cellphone to a palmtop computer or even a highly-advanced TETRA (terrestrial trunked radio) communication device.
If the proposal gets the government’s approval, it will be possible for the traffic police to make an entry into their digital device as soon as they catch someone violating traffic norms.
The entry will contain all details of the offender including his license number and the registration number of his vehicle. This data will also be stored and saved in a central network from where it can be accessed by any traffic policeman elsewhere.
Nilesh Jajadia, DCP traffic, said that a traffic policeman on duty will make an entry for a violator every time he is caught violating the traffic norms.
Through the digital device in their possession, the policeman will have access to the past record of the vehicle owner and fine him accordingly. "We have proposed the cancellation of an offender's driving license if he is caught three times within a fixed time period. After their license is cancelled, they will have to reapply to the RTO for the license. Through stringent action, we want to make members of the public more aware of traffic norms," said Jajadia. The system also proposes the revocation of an offenders' license permanently if he is caught five times in a row.
"Such a person will have to knock at the doors of the RTO or even the high court to get back his license," Jajadia said. Chitranjan Singh, state DGP, is also waiting for the government's nod to implement the system across the state. "Not only in the four metro cities, we have demanded the implementation of the new system across the state. Our proposal includes the TETRA system, which will drastically improve traffic on the roads and their management," said Singh.Despite several attempts, minister of state for home, Praful Patel, could not be contacted for his comments.
Source: www.dnaindia.com
