Fines will fall from the sky: Spain began Thursday, August 1 to use drones to punish traffic violations.
Three drones equipped with a high resolution camera will fly over the roads to detect dangerous behavior, first in the Canary Islands before being deployed in the rest of the country, said a spokesman for the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT ). The authorities plan to order another 20. Spain was already using 11 drones to monitor traffic, but this is the first time that these machines have been used to issue tickets.
The steering wheel phone or the non-wearing of the detected belt
Drones, already used for road safety purposes in several Chinese cities in particular, are just beginning to be used in Europe, with experiments in France and the United Kingdom. One officer is in charge of the piloting and another of the viewing of the images, told AFP a second spokesperson of the DGT. Drones will detect offenses such as dangerous overtaking, non-compliance with a stop, use of the mobile phone while driving or not wearing a seatbelt, but not speeding, a- she said.
The DGT forecasts that 47 million holidaymakers will take the Spanish roads in August, where 1,180 people died in 2018. Spain, the world's second-largest tourist destination, sees millions of motorists residing in Europe pass through its territory. and will spend their holidays in the Maghreb.