City police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar said that the administration was actively exploring the possibility of introducing an artificial intelligence (AI) – based electronic enforcement system on the Outer Ring Road (ORR), which has seen a spate of fatal accidents. This technology will enable seamless identification of diverse traffic violations and help clamp down heavily on chronic, habitual offenders.
Speaking at a coordination meeting on safety on the ORR, expressing concern over the behavioural pattern of drivers, he pointed out that analysis shows nearly 99 per cent of flagged vehicles were repeat offenders.
Stating that stationary and broken-down vehicles on the ORR posed an extreme hazard and have often led to fatal accidents, he directed the patrolling teams and infrastructure partners to ensure their immediate removal.
Sajjanar strictly warned against parking or stopping vehicles on the main carriage-way and urged commuters to immediately dial the toll-free helpline number 14449 for swift assistance if their vehicle breaks down.
The meeting witnessed the active participation of HMDA commissioner Sarfaraz Ahmad, and HMDA urban forestry director Rohit Gopidi, along with representatives from NHAI, GHMC, HGCL, IRB Infra, as well as traffic DCPs and additional DCPs from the Hyderabad, Cyberabad, and Malkajgiri.
Senior officials reviewed the progress of the decisions taken during the previous coordination meeting held in May. Addressing the dignitaries, it was stated that 80 critical accident-prone spots have been identified across the ORR stretch and enforcement has already been strengthened at several locations.
Ahmad said the HMDA would continue to provide all necessary infrastructural upgrades, install appropriate warning signage and systematically eliminate identified black spots in close coordination with all stakeholder departments to ensure a safer transit experience.
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