Police drones launched to monitor unsafe driving
The force said it was the first time the machines had been used to monitor motorists
Devon and Cornwall Police officers said its drone unit was working with officers to monitor speeds and record dangerous driving in trouble spots.Sgt Chris Linzey said it was "great" to be able to play the footage back to motorists, as "the camera doesn't lie". "We can track somebody's poor driving or poor riding and then we can direct a patrol to stop that vehicle and deal with them accordingly," he said.The force's head of roads policing said the drones could spot motorists from 3.7 miles away"It sees what it sees, it's not being made up, and what's great is we can play that back [to motorists] and show them," he said.A force representative said the drones would be focused on motorcycles across the Easter weekend.
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