Mind your Speed

Delhi Traffic Police is procuring upgraded speed guns that can detect the speed of a vehicle even after dark and also take photographs as evidence. With the new system, the police team that needs to flag down vehicles to issue a challan can be positioned at a distance of one kilometre from the spot where the speed device records the violation. This is bad news for drivers who slam on the brakes when they spot a police team on the road as the flagging unit will now be located at a fair distance from the camera recording the violation. The traffic police have already initiated the procurement process. ‘‘We are going to get 15 speed guns to start with which should be in use by the end of this financial year. More such guns will be procured in phases after that so that our existing speed guns can be upgraded for better enforcement,’’ said S N Shrivastava, joint commissioner of police (traffic). Each unit will cost Rs 15-20 lakh.