Chandigarh Traffic Police focusing on late-night rushing with laser eye

Speedsters revving as much as race by means of empty roads at night time ought to suppose once more, as Chandigarh Traffic Police have armed themselves with night-vision LiDAR weapons to catch such offenders.

Most velocity violations recorded throughout the velocity enforcement drives ranged between 70 kmph and 110 kmph, considerably exceeding the permissible limits on Chandigarh roads. (HT)

Launching a crackdown on late-night rushing, a serious reason for deadly accidents, site visitors police have issued 150 challans between May 19 and May 31.

Most velocity violations recorded throughout the velocity enforcement drives ranged between 70 kmph and 110 kmph, considerably exceeding the permissible limits on metropolis roads.

The drives have been performed day by day between 10 pm and 1 am, specializing in key entry factors to town, together with Airport mild level to Hallo Majra mild level, Sector 9/10 dividing street and Transport mild level.

These places have been recognized based mostly on site visitors evaluation and previous accident information, notably noting a better incidence of rushing throughout late hours when site visitors is sparse and enforcement is usually tougher.

LiDAR weapons, also called laser velocity weapons, use mild detection and ranging (LiDAR) expertise to measure the velocity of transferring automobiles with a excessive diploma of precision.

The Chandigarh Traffic Police presently have six LiDAR velocity meters, together with superior fashions geared up with night time imaginative and prescient capabilities. This permits correct detection of rushing automobiles even in poor lighting situations, which is a essential issue for night-time enforcement.

SSP (Traffic) Sumer Pratap Singh stated, “Our teams are equipped with laser speed meters that allow them to monitor speeding violations with unmatched precision. These devices work efficiently in the dark and have helped us tighten enforcement during hours when violations tend to spike.”

The gadget emits a slim, pulsed laser beam geared toward a transferring car. This beam strikes the car and displays again to the gadget. By measuring the time taken for the sunshine to journey to the car and again (a spherical journey), the LiDAR gadget calculates the precise distance between the gadget and the car. By taking a number of distance readings in speedy succession, the system determines how rapidly the gap is altering over time, which is then translated into car velocity.

The velocity of sunshine is a continuing, which permits these calculations to be extremely correct. Since the laser beam is tightly targeted, officers can simply goal a particular car in a bunch of site visitors, decreasing the probabilities of false readings.

Why night-time enforcement issues

SSP (Traffic) Sumer Pratap Singh defined that rushing throughout night time hours posed a big threat to street security.

With lowered visibility, greater speeds, and infrequently, lowered vigilance by drivers, the probabilities of deadly crashes enhance manifold. In Chandigarh, a number of latest deadly accidents have been attributed to rushing throughout late-night or early-morning hours.

Currently, 10 site visitors cops have been deployed at varied places in Chandigarh with velocity weapons.

Plans for growth

“We are planning to expand laser speed monitoring across the city, especially on roads where speeding is more likely due to low traffic volume at night. Surprise checks will continue to be a key component of our strategy to ensure compliance. Our aim is not just enforcement but deterrence—by deploying these high-precision, night-vision-enabled laser speed meters, we are making it clear that reckless driving will not go unchecked, regardless of the hour,” the SSP stated.

Deadly rushing after darkish

May 11, 2025: While biking to work close to the Sector 9/10 mild level, UT police constable Anand Dev, 35, was struck by a BMW pushed by 26-year-old Ishan Shanker Roy, who was allegedly performing stunts at excessive velocity. The constable succumbed to his accidents on the hospital. Roy fled the scene however was later arrested.

March 14, 2025: A brown Volkswagen Polo pushed by Govind, 32, a watchman at a used-car dealership in Industrial Area, Phase 1, ploughed by means of a naka arrange by Chandigarh Police for Holi night time checking, killing a automobile driver, whose car was being checked, and two on-duty police personnel. He had fled the scene however was arrested inside hours.

March 10, 2025: A rushing Porsche Cayenne, reportedly pushed on the mistaken facet, collided with two scooters in Sector 4, killing a person and injuring two girls. The Porsche driver, Sanjeev Baboota, was arrested and the car was seized.