Laser Speed Cameras for Three Chattogram Roads, CMP Receives Seven Cameras
The Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) is set to use laser speed cameras to control excessive vehicle speed on three important roads in the port city.
Initially, the programme will be run on a trial basis on the Bayezid Link Road, the City Outer Ring Road and the Shah Amanat Bridge connecting road, the CMP said.
For this work, the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) has given the CMP seven state-of-the-art laser speed cameras. The information was disclosed in a CMP press release on Thursday (12 November).
According to those concerned, a recent study found that more than 44 percent of vehicles in Chattogram travel above the prescribed speed limit. The initiative has been taken to reduce road accidents and deaths caused by excessive speed.
Before the handover, the GRSP gave police personnel three days of training from 10 to 12 November. The training covered operating, maintaining and fault-finding on the LTI 20/20 TruCam-2 model camera, and its practical use on the road.
At the end of the training, CMP Commissioner Hasan Md Shawkat Ali said police personnel must adapt to new technology in law enforcement. He expressed hope that the speed-limit control programme would help prevent fatal accidents.
Additional Police Commissioner (Traffic) Hossain Mohammad Kabir Bhuiya said the seven speed cameras would increase the CMP's capability. Detecting and controlling excessive speed would become easier through them, he said.
