Bangkok traffic police to become 'smart'

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 05, 2012
Bangkok traffic police to become 'smart'

The Metropolitan Police yesterday joined forces with National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre, 3BB Wi-Fi and the Thai Intelligent Transport Systems Association to launch the 'Smart Police' system at 395 intersections across Bangkok.

Each intersection will be equipped with webcams to provide a real-time feed of traffic to the Traffic Control and Command Centre, allow video conferencing to resolve unexpected traffic problems help the police look out for stolen vehicles via a licence-plate detection system.