Police to launch QR code-aided system to guide motorists to pay-and-park lots
Kochi city traffic police are launching a QR code-based pilot project to help motorists locate available pay-and-park lots. The initiative aims to reduce illegal parking and traffic congestion by guiding drivers to designated spaces.
Why it matters
This project addresses urban infrastructure challenges and illegal parking, which significantly impact traffic flow and pedestrian safety in congested cities.
The city traffic police is all set to launch a QR code-aided system to assist motorists in finding the nearest pay-and-park lot.
This pilot project is being tried out on an experimental basis to prevent illegal and obstructive parking in the city, said S. Kaliraj Mahesh Kumar, District Police Chief (Kochi City). By scanning the code, motorists will be guided to the nearest pay-and-park lot where parking space is available, he added.
Sources in the traffic police said the QR code-based system would in all probability be launched this week at 18 locations. “It would be tried out on an experimental basis for a month, considering the increasing instances of obstructive parking and the ensuing slowing down of traffic. The phone numbers of personnel who collect parking fee at pay-and-park lots will be displayed along with the QR code.”
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