KOLKATA: The Kolkata traffic authorities have put up 11 rate cameras with screen boards at significant stretches of town, that watch speeding automobiles, such as Park Street flyover and Crimson Road to alert drivers.
If a motorist slows down, then the individual can escape punishment, else an SMS will notify a fine was imposed for speeding, providing the specific speed recorded and place.
“While present screen boards with flash a snowy warning light if a drivers spans speed limitation, the newest ones can flash a’hazard’ or’go slow’ signal to frighten them,” explained DC (visitors ) Arijit Sinha.
“The board around the Exide jumped Length of Park Street flyover the utmost rate limitation is 40km/hr.
If a person is driving inside 40kmph, the cam can flash a”Thank You” message.
In the event the car is pushed between 40kmph and 50kmph, then it is going to flash”Slow Down” and when its preceding 50kmph, then the detectors will flash”Danger”.
“We frequently hear drivers complaining not to be attentive to the rate limit on a street for which they’ve been fined.
These cameras display boards can provide drivers a chance to take corrective measures,” described a officer.
Sources said that these speed police cameras also permit traffic officials to monitor and photograph speeding vehicles and also assist in better enforcement.
These cameras may also detect a number of vehicles in various lanes and are fully operational in all weather conditions in addition to at nighttime.
They’re battery-operated or possess very low energy requirement and may be paired with all radar speed signals.