In a bid to streamline the traffic system in the steel city and nail errant drivers, the Jharkhand police have equipped the city traffic police with hi-tech gadgets.
On the Thursday the traffic police demonstrated use of wheel-lockers before the auto-rickshaw drivers at Jugsalai and Bistupur stand. The wheel lockers would be used for vehicles found violating parking rules. The traffic police were seen using the oxygen masks at busy roundabouts at Jugsalai and Sakchi.
East Singhbhum deputy superintendent of police (traffic) Rakesh Mohan Sinha said they had sent a requisition and have received some the aids. Traffic cops have been equipped with breathalysers, oxygen masks, fluorescent jackets, and green and red stick lights. "We are concerned about rising mishaps in and around the city due to traffic congestion. The department will focus on traffic congestion, accidents, incidents, and speed limits. Use of technology is being advocated by our department for road safety and traffic control. It is a good sign that traffic police have started using for better traffic control," he noted.
In another innovative step, blue dresses and identity cards were distributed to auto drivers today. The identity cards will contain information about driver's name, father's name of the driver, address, post office, police station, blood group, age and driving license number. Sinha said that the idea was to streamline activities of the drivers for better enforcement of law.
Jamshedpur traffic inspector Subodh Srivastava along with other serion officials distributed dress, identity cards and health cards to the drivers at Bistupur-Adityapur stand today.
"We are also of the opinion that to safe lives, people should also take up responsibility and rescue the victims rather than indulging in blame game. People must shun fear of visiting the police station or the courts in the event of their helping accident victims. They should volunteer and help the victims, which were their democratic duty," said another police official.