The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) yesterday launched a new service to verify the speed guns used by Traffic Ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF).
Using its newly acquired MultaRadar Equipment and Compact Device, the GNBS will be verifying speed guns submitted by the GPF to ensure they are delivering accurate readings, a release from the agency said.
During a press conference held at the South Dakota Circuit to launch the service, Executive Director (Ag) of the GNBS, Ramrattie Karan noted that the acquisition of the equipment followed several complaints that the speed guns used by Police Officers on the roadways, may not be delivering accurate readings.
Karan also stated that, “The GNBS, with support from the Government of Guyana, will continue to identify areas for collaboration, and support stakeholders providing key measurement services to Guyanese.”
The launch of the service yesterday followed a two-day training session on the Commissioning & Use of the MultaRadar Equipment and Compact Device for Inspectors of the GNBS and Ranks of the Guyana Police Force.
The release said that the training was conducted by Solutions Architect Manager Corlan McDonald of JENOPTIK. He noted that the training included not only “a hands-on” approach to using the verification equipment but also its setting up, installation and configuration.
Yesterday, the new verification equipment was also tested at the South Dakota Circuit to verify one of the speed guns used by the GPF.
Traffic Chief, Senior Superintendent Ramesh Ashram welcomed the new service. According to the release, he said the GPF is looking forward to working with the Bureau of Standards as it relates to further calibration of its current speed guns, new guns that will be acquired, along with other equipment relating to policing in Guyana.
The GNBS, earlier this year procured a Breathalyser Test Bench, capable of verifying a wide range of Breathalysers used by the GPF and other companies to test the alcohol levels of drivers and employees, respectively. GNBS Inspectors were trained to provide the verification services by the supplier of the breathalyser equipment and by the Measurement Institute of Argentina (INTI).
In addition, over the past two years, the Bureau has trained 239 Police Officers in the use of speed guns and breathalysers.
Police breathalyser testing equipment has also come under scrutiny and recently resulted in the spectacular collapse of a high-profile death by dangerous driving court case.
