MYSORE: Those who violate traffic rules need to beware. The traffic cops are now equipped with hi-tech gizmo that will record violations, which can be retrieved at the click of a button.
Them Mysore city police on Thursday joined Bangalore cops in implementing BlackBerry-assisted traffic enforcement, which will get history of previous violations. This is important as the fine amount will be more in case the motorist has violated the rules on more than one count.
Mysore is second city in Karnataka which has equipped its traffic cops with the Black Berry mobile phones which will help the police to streamline the traffic enforcement. Police commissioner K L Sudheer inaugurated the facility by issuing the first ticket to a two-wheeler rider for parking on a no-parking zone at the Balarama Gate of the Mysore Palace.
The city police said the BlackBerry mobile phones are extended to officers of the rank of the police inspectors, sub-inspectors and assistant sub-inspectors in a move to curb the traffic violations which are on the rise in the city. Sample this: Cases of over speeding shot from 4,890 in 2010 to 10,204 in 2011 whereas number of motorists driving without DL rose to 4,220 in 2011 from 2,867 in 2010. The number of violating no parking norm has shot up to 58,135 in 2011 which were 38,144 in 2010. Some of the offences like sun film on the four wheeler attract Rs 100 fine when caught for the first time and Rs 300 subsequently. But without access to database on the violations the cops were not able to find it out.
The cops are now armed with the BlackBerry handset which are connected to rugged printer through bluetooth. The data on the violations will be stored in a centralized server which can be accessed easily extending history of previous violations.
An official said the device is stored with 80 types of traffic violations and the fine against each one of them. Statements pertaining to case booked can be obtained officer-wise and offence-wise too, the official stated.
