India, March 10 -- In a bid to curb speeding and enhance road safety, the Pune rural police have launched a pilot project deploying laser speed cameras in the district for the first time, officials said on Monday. The six-month initiative has been rolled out in areas under the jurisdiction of the Lonavla and Vadgaon Maval police stations.

Under the pilot project, three TruCam II laser speed cameras have been deployed along the old Pune-Mumbai highway and other key locations under the jurisdiction of the Pune rural police. The TruCam II devices are designed to measure vehicle speed accurately during both the day and night. They can record speeds of approaching and retreating vehicles up to 320 kmph. The laser cameras can be operated by ha...