Issuing Traffic Penalty/Fine Challans by Traffic Police.

We have been seeing a spurt in the reporting of traffic violation challans these days, post new MV Act.

To make this process more transparent and above board by those who are issuing challans, my two cents are as below:

1. Issue bodycams (after proper training) to traffic police personnel involved in roadblocks and issue of challans to traffic violators. This will instill a great level of confidence to the general public and to the police personnel themselves and also will stand as a great witness, when called upon in the event of any dispute.
2. This exercise will also keep the whole process above board with no room for speculation regarding any corruption. The monetary levels of penalties now, is so high that there is a strong temptation by both the violators of the Act and also the enforcers, to resort to corrupt practices. Bodycams will act as a severe deterrent to mitigate this possibility. 
3. Enforcing personnel must be trained suitably, encouraged and incentivised to wear bodycams during enforcement operations. Strict orders must be given to enforcers that they should report any malfunctions in their bodycams so that appropriate steps can be taken to rectify the same at the earliest.