With traffic rules violations in Bengaluru, a 27-year-old techie came up with an innovative idea and turned his ordinary helmet into a traffic police device
using artificial intelligence (AI). The man, Pankaj, shared a post on X, expressing his frustration over commuters breaking traffic rules. "I was tired of stupid people on the road, so I hacked my helmet into a traffic police device," he wrote on X, while sharing pictures of his helmet and how the AI-camera clicked pictures of people violating traffic rules. The software engineer further wrote, "While I ride, the AI agent runs in near real time, flags violations, and proof with location & no plate goes straight to the police. blr people - so now ride safe… or regret it."
Check His Post Here
i was tired of stupid people on road so i hacked my helmet into a traffic police device 🚨
while i ride, ai agent runs in near real time, flags violations, and proof with location & no plate goes straight to police.
blr people - so now ride safe… or regret it. pic.twitter.com/lWaRO01Jaq— Pankaj (@the2ndfloorguy) January 3, 2026
The techie, with the help of his AI-enabled helmet, detects traffic violations and reports them directly to the traffic police, along with the evidence.
Can It Report Potholes Too?
One of the users asked Pankaj whether he can report potholes too. To this, he responded, "Yeah, i can do it, but I’m not sure where to report it or if anyone will even look at it."
His post went viral in just a day, with netizens lauding his idea and the initiative. Some also offered feedback for him, which he took into consideration.
"That’s a fantastic idea! Maybe the dashcams can be hooked to a cloud service, and if a state gives 10% of the challan incentive to the person whose dashcam reported the incident, good reason for people to sign up," one user wrote. While another user wrote, "We all need to be like him."
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Bengaluru Police Got His Attention
The Bengaluru City Police reached out to him in a personal message, calling it "innovative and interesting".
Pankaj shared a screengrab of the message, which read, “Hello, Mr Pankaj, Greetings from Bengaluru City Police. We have come across your recent posts regarding the helmet-based traffic violation detection concept and found the idea very innovative and interesting from a road safety perspective. We would appreciate the opportunity to understand…”
OMG. office of the commissioner of police, blr reached out 🤯 https://t.co/WywqGXuvj8 pic.twitter.com/jOkOOctWNN
— Pankaj (@the2ndfloorguy) January 4, 2026
Pankaj shared his excitement to receive Bengaluru police's attention, writing, "OMG. Office of the Commissioner of police, BLR reached out."
