Composite Plans
The following are the composite plans that are going to be execute in near future:
- Reorganization of traffic police system
- Redefinition of traffic beats, sectors and circles
- Identification of choke points
- Planning of permanent/temporary diversions
- Revision of one-ways
- Removal of encroachments
- Revision of staff deployments
- Proper placements for vacant posts
- Equipping traffic police with adequate resources
- On job trainings for traffic police officials
- Strict supervision, monitoring and accountability over performance
- Improving the coordination with other allied departments i.e. PTA/DRTAs/MVEs, transport department, excise & taxation department, development authorities, C&W department, TEPA, city district governments, education department , environment department and district police/PHP
- Segregation and proper markings for fast lane and slow moving lanes on roads/highways
- Improvement of slip roads, bus bays, flyovers, under passes, service roads, raised-medians
- Provision of road markings, road signs, traffic signals, cat eyes, CCTV cameras
- Installation of speed monitoring devices and traffic signals in urban/highway areas
- Identification of sites and construction of parking plazas/lots
- Campaign against encroachments
- Campaign against suspicious / fake registration number plates
- Improvement in the procedure of test and issuance of driving licenses
- Zero tolerance for the enforcement of traffic laws
- Regulation of traffic on choke points
- Provision of speed monitoring squad on highways
- Promotions of traffic awareness programs
Way Forward
- Overage officials of all ranks should be replaced with young officials
- Fresh recruitments for constables & assistant sub-inspectors
- Provision of assistance to improve the field work of traffic wardens with the support of constables, HCs & assistant sub-inspectors
- Traffic police should be given 25% of the generated revenue for welfare
- 25% of the generated revenue should be utilized on road safety
- Establishment of drivers training schools for the training of commercial/ PSV/private drivers
- Allocation of funds for the education and awareness of traffic police
- Inclusion of traffic education in school curriculum e.g. Basic concepts, traffic rules and regulations, traffic safety tips and procedure of driving license
- Establishment of driving school at divisional headquarters with private public partnership
- Mass transit solutions, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS)
- Introduction to Intelligent Traffic System (ITS)