Despite the rapid growth in urban traffic and rise in speed limit violations, traffic enforcement squads in Kozhikode city are left with an old mobile interceptor vehicle loaded with outdated radar equipment. Poor battery backup, space constraints and lack of infrared and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras pose major challenges for the old police vehicle.
The enforcement squad is forced to use the old vehicle at a time when their counterparts in other States are experimenting with infrared cameras that can generate perfect test results even during late night hours. The radar camera in the old interceptor vehicle is not operated after 6 p.m. because of low light.
