No. plate reader to catch speed violators

NOIDA: Speed devils, think twice. You can't get away with your Lewis Hamilton or Valentino Rossi impersonations any more. Starting Friday, Noida Authority, in coordination with Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS), will impose e-challans on the 24 km-long Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.
The authority issued a public notice on Tuesday, warning motorists to drive within specified speed limits on the expressway.The e-challan, based on ITMS's automated number plate reader camera, is the first of its kind in India, said officials.
According to them, e-challans will be sent to motorists via post. "Those who violate laws will be issued e-challans. Details of their vehicles will be updated on the transport department's database," said traffic cell in-charge Sandeep Chandra. "The speed limit on the e-way is 100 kmph for four-wheelers and LMVs, and 60 kmph for two-wheelers and heavy vehicles," he said.
A commuter committing a violation will have two options: pay up within seven days at the office of the SP (traffic) opposite Noida Sector 14A, or in the chief judicial magistrate's court in Surajpur. "A first offence will carry monetary fine of Rs 300. Every subsequent fine will be Rs 700, under Section 112 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988, read with Section 183," said Gautam Budh Nagar SP (traffic) R N Mishra.
In the first phase, vehicles will only be fined for speeding. "In the second, other violations, such as driving without seat-belts and helmets, or riding triple on two-wheelers, will be tackled," Mishra said.
Officials said the system will be able to retrieve past offences based on registration number, and will allow police to impound vehicles of habitual offenders. It will help police ascertain if the person flouts traffic norms regularly, and alert officers if the car in question has been reported stolen.