Police in the Świdnicki region sent a drone into the air to watch drivers in advance. The action called Safe territory included speed, sobriety and compliance. any of the participants in the movement ended the check with a mandate.
Action Safe District
Officers conducted activities on the roads of the Świdnicki region under the motto Safe District. They checked, among another things, the velocity of driving, the usage of road signs and signals, the correctness of manoeuvres, the usage of safety belts and the sobriety of driving. The police besides utilized an unmanned aircraft to control them. The consequence was parking tickets for drivers who broke the rules.
Eye in the sky
The drone gives the police an image of how hard it is to get from a police car. From the air it is easier to detect overtaking on a double continuous, driving without lanes or telephone in the driver's hand. The recording in advance becomes evidence. For respective years, the Polish police have been increasingly reaching out to unmanned traffic control, and the county's actions of this kind have become regular in many regions.
Effectiveness and Questions
Supporters of specified action point to the primary nonsubjective of reducing accidents and road casualties. It is hard to argue with this, due to the fact that any of the behaviour recorded from the air is actually threatening the lives of others. The extension of air surveillance besides raises a question of its limits and proportions. There is simply a fine line between safety and constant reflection that is worth discussing openly.
Everyday on the Road
For drivers from the region of Świdnicki the application is simple. Control doesn't gotta mean a police car around the bend anymore, due to the fact that it might as well be circling over its head. The shares in the kind of Safe territory show the direction in which enforcement of road rules in Poland goes.
Source: Polish Radio Lublin
