Last year, an idea took birth during a meeting between R C Bhargava, who is the chairman at Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (MSIL), and the Lt. Governor of Delhi. That idea revolved around a critical aim – to make the roads of the national capital safer. Well, that idea received an investment of Rs 16 crore from India’s largest carmaker and now we have the end result. A 14km corridor between Dhaula Kuan and Sarai Kale Khan has been equipped with automated traffic violation detection systems.

The first question that pops up in our heads is an obvious one – what kind of traffic violations can be detected? The stretch of ring road has multiple junctions which are almost always jam-packed. The new technology will make use of 3D radars and over 100 high-resolution cameras to track violations of traffic rules. Offences like jumping a red light, over speeding, driving on the wrong side of the road and not stopping behind the Stop Line will be looked at.

As soon as a traffic rule violation is detected, the system will automatically capture the relevant images and the registration number of the violating vehicle. The data will automatically be encrypted and sent to the centralised server at Delhi Traffic Police Headquarters, which is located in Todapur, near Naraina. The system will help in issuing e-challans along with photo evidence. Once done, the violators will be notified through SMS/email/post. Data-analytics and generating trend reports for keeping a track on how well is the system working is also part of the package.

The real kicker? All the automated tech is capable of running 24×7. That means offenders who take every traffic rule for granted during the darker hours will be tracked and penalised accordingly. The whole system is live and for the first two years, Maruti Suzuki along with its implementation partners – DIMTS and Aabmatica – will provide assistance and maintenance to Delhi Police.

Depending on how efficient the system turns out to be, penalising offenders will surely help make that stretch of road safer. If all goes well, the same system could also be adopted for other traffic-laden corridors in and around the capital, while other congested cities can follow suit.

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Rachit Shad Trehan
A car nutter by heart. A hopeless engineer by education. Gunning for one goal - simplify cars.

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