To curb rash driving, police gets high-tech interceptor vans

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jun 20 2017 | 5:07 PM IST
Equipped to move swiftly in all weather conditions, and even in pitch-darkness, the Delhi Traffic Police today added 11 hi-tech interceptors vans in its fleet to add more teeth to its anti-rash driving paraphernalia.
These interceptor vehicles were flagged off by Delhi police commissioner Amulya Patnaik from the India Gate today.
According to a senior police officer, the 11 new interceptor vans can track over-speeding vehicles through laser-based cameras.
He added that the cameras can work in all light conditions and produce a photograph of the over-speeding vehicles' registration number and its GPS coordinates.
Authorities have issued 36,961 challans for rash and high-speed driving till May 15 this year.
Last year, 86,771 violators were challaned for driving at high speed.

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First Published: Jun 20 2017 | 5:07 PM IST

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