BENGALURU: Your automobile speed on accident-prone stretches in the town will soon be displayed on a virtual board ahead of you.
For the first time, Bengaluru visitors police will publish 50 radar-speed signboards on medians or roadsides on main stretches across the town subsequent month.
The thought of radar-speed signboards is to warning drivers about approaching automobiles when they are riding above permissible speed limits. These speed signs will show variable messages equivalent to ‘your speed’ and ‘slow down’ together with the velocity of the impending automobile 50 metres away. The ‘slow down’ message will probably be beamed in case the impending automobile is above the permissible speed restrict.
Additional commissioner of police (visitors) R Hithendra mentioned they not too long ago finalized tenders for 50 speed signboards which will probably be installed on accident-prone roads through August 15. “We will publish these speed signboards at every 5km of the accident-prone roads in order that motorists get an alert no less than every five mins. This may also assist passengers travelling in cabs as they can ask the motive force to slow down without having to take a look at the speedometer.”
“This is predicted to create consciousness among motorists. Over-speeding, particularly at evening, is one of the main reasons for accidents. Some motorists don't seem to be even aware how briskly they are riding,” mentioned Hithendra.
Traffic police officials mentioned elevated expressways to KIA on Ballari Road and to Electronics City on Hosur Road and along Old Madras Road, Tumakuru Road, ITPL Main Road, Mahadevapura Ring Road, Outer Ring Road and Kanakapura Road are likely to get these speed signs.
However, in the meanwhile, visitors cops gained’t tremendous motorists in line with the readings from these speed signboards. While radar-speed signboards are already well-liked in foreign towns, in India, towns like Kolkata and Chandigarh not too long ago installed these boards that are discovered to be effective in creating consciousness among motorists on over-speeding.
According to Bengaluru visitors police information, the selection of over-speeding circumstances in Bengaluru has increased from 1 lakh in 2016 to one.3 lakh in 2017. Till June this 12 months, it has booked as many as 46,126 motorists for over-speeding.
For the first time, Bengaluru visitors police will publish 50 radar-speed signboards on medians or roadsides on main stretches across the town subsequent month.
The thought of radar-speed signboards is to warning drivers about approaching automobiles when they are riding above permissible speed limits. These speed signs will show variable messages equivalent to ‘your speed’ and ‘slow down’ together with the velocity of the impending automobile 50 metres away. The ‘slow down’ message will probably be beamed in case the impending automobile is above the permissible speed restrict.
Additional commissioner of police (visitors) R Hithendra mentioned they not too long ago finalized tenders for 50 speed signboards which will probably be installed on accident-prone roads through August 15. “We will publish these speed signboards at every 5km of the accident-prone roads in order that motorists get an alert no less than every five mins. This may also assist passengers travelling in cabs as they can ask the motive force to slow down without having to take a look at the speedometer.”
“This is predicted to create consciousness among motorists. Over-speeding, particularly at evening, is one of the main reasons for accidents. Some motorists don't seem to be even aware how briskly they are riding,” mentioned Hithendra.
Traffic police officials mentioned elevated expressways to KIA on Ballari Road and to Electronics City on Hosur Road and along Old Madras Road, Tumakuru Road, ITPL Main Road, Mahadevapura Ring Road, Outer Ring Road and Kanakapura Road are likely to get these speed signs.
However, in the meanwhile, visitors cops gained’t tremendous motorists in line with the readings from these speed signboards. While radar-speed signboards are already well-liked in foreign towns, in India, towns like Kolkata and Chandigarh not too long ago installed these boards that are discovered to be effective in creating consciousness among motorists on over-speeding.
According to Bengaluru visitors police information, the selection of over-speeding circumstances in Bengaluru has increased from 1 lakh in 2016 to one.3 lakh in 2017. Till June this 12 months, it has booked as many as 46,126 motorists for over-speeding.
Digital signboards to warn speeding motorists
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