Mantralaya Times news 16/10/2016
The Traffic Training Institute in Mazgaon was the venue where the Mumbai Traffic Police came together with the non-profit Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) and United Spirits Limited (USL), for the launch of a ‘Road to Safety’ programme to make Mumbai roads safe. The most important prong of this programme, where traffic officials will first be trained for three days, is its ‘Never Drink and Drive’ initiative.
Milind Bharambe, Joint Commissioner Police (IPS), Mumbai Traffic Police, said at the inauguration yesterday, that the city police are ready to get a new lot of breathalyzers that are a march over the current ones. “We will be getting 56 of these breathalyzers, in about a week’s time,” he stated, adding, “The first eight of these will be used at different locations.” Bharambe said that these modern breathalyzers, “are indigenously made, and will be the most advanced in the country. All data will be taken on the spot and sent to the central server, your breath will be ‘frozen’ then and there.” Bharambe said this eliminates the scope for any “hanky-panky.”
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Another traffic cop said with festivals coming up in a couple of months, there is a possibility of an increase in drunk driving incidents. “The advanced equipment will help curb the number of accidents,“ the officer said.