CCTV cameras to ease traffic jams and crime

[balinews]

Bali Police said on Friday that they were setting up 56 CCTV cameras to help monitor traffic and boost security in key areas.

Sr. Comr. Syauqie Ahmad, head of the force’s traffic unit, said the cameras would be set up at Ngurah Rai International Airport, seaports, tourism sites and congestion-prone streets.

“We’ll have finished installing the system by Saturday,” he said.

He said the CCTV system would mainly aid in traffic management, given the surge in the number of vehicles choking the island’s streets in recent years.

In 2006, there were a total of 1.58 million motor vehicles registered on the island, but by the start of 2011 there were 2.35 million — 1.9 million of them in the tourist hubs of Denpasar and Badung district.

Syauqie said this increase in vehicle numbers had contributed to a bump in traffic accidents, which rose 12 percent between 2009 and 2010, from 1,973 incidents to 2,211.

All the cameras, he said, will send live feeds back to the police’s Regional Traffic Management Center in Denpasar.

“If we see congestion starting to form, we’ll send out officers to reroute vehicles to ease the traffic flow,” he said.

Syauqie said the RTMC would also be in charge of responding to crimes picked up by the cameras. “The cameras can be remotely operated to zoom in on a particular area where a crime might be taking place,” he said. “They can make out a vehicle’s license plate from 75 meters away.”

However, Made Arjaya, a member of the Bali legislature, said the authorities had frequently introduced new safety measures, only to forget about them once the novelty wore off.

Bali Banking on CCTV Cameras to Ease Increasing Traffic Jams, Crime | The Jakarta Globe

 

[matsaleh]

First they need to train all police officers how to direct traffic.

Every afternoon on a corner near the jail, a different police officer "attempts" to direct the traffic, however, they only exacerbate the problem because they haven't been trained in traffic management. :icon_rolleyes:

 

[ronb]

And in one year's time how many of the 56 will work? Judging by the lack of maintenance for traffic lights, one would expect them to drop out fairly quickly.

 

[matsaleh]

And in one year's time how many of the 56 will work? Judging by the lack of maintenance for traffic lights, one would expect them to drop out fairly quickly.

If they haven't been stolen:icon_exclaim: :icon_razz:

 

[gilbert de jong]

yeah...maybe it would also help if the police-officer assigned to a intersection/crossroad/roundabout, would actually be on the street instead of in his boot...
and I don't see how camera's can help in this situation...it's not like that if it gets busy/congested the police can decide to open up another lane, or divert traffic ahead of the bottleneck :icon_rolleyes:

 

[BKT]

If they haven't been stolen:icon_exclaim: :icon_razz:

That was the first thing I thought when reading this, either they're going to be stolen or vandalised. How ironic would that be

 

[sawbones]

Irrelevant. What they should be spending money on is infrastructure. It shouldn't take one hour to drive 5km.
There is no sustainable industry on this island, tourism or otherwise in its' present condition, Bali is choking like a drunken glutton desperately in need of the "Heimlich" maneuver.

 

[matsaleh]

... Bali is choking like a drunken glutton desperately in need of the "Heimlich" maneuver.

I've never heard it so well put... perfect description!

 

[motormouth]

Sawbone...well said. Should be the new tourism slogan

 

[Dick Rector]

In my opinion a total wast of money. First the 'traffic'police should be trained to be 'traffic'police and act accordingly when needed. Just 5 minutes on the road one can see at least 10 serious traffic'crimes'. The police in their sleepingboots have NO idea that something is wrong, how to deal with it and let alone how to take action. Not even saying that I have seen many times the police doing the same stupid things on the road.