In the City of Jinan, Capital of East China’s Shandong Province, drones are now used to detect traffic violations, Beijing Youth Daily reports on Wednesday.
The four drones started on Tuesday and are assisting traffic police.
Equipped with high definition cameras, within half an hour of starting, they discovered a total of five traffic violations.
They can monitor the illegal behaviour of drivers, such as using mobile phones and devices when driving, and take clear video footage.
The drones according to NAN cover areas that fixed monitors cannot reach, helping collect evidence of traffic misconduct.
The drones started a test run in April, with total safe flying time amounting to over 200 hours, Jinan traffic police official Wei Jiliang said.
The drones are affected by weather and not used in the rain.
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