Aerial drone to monitor drivers in S Korea
Police unveil novel weapon in their effort to check dangerous driving: a remotely operated aerial vehicle.
Published On 3 Aug 2013
South Korea’s roads have an unenviable reputation – as the most dangerous in the developed world, for both drivers and pedestrians.
The country has the most road deaths in the developed world – more than 5,500 a year.
To make the roads safer, South Korean police have launched what they say is a world first: they have put a remotely operated drone above a motorway to monitor bad drivers.
Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett reports from Seoul.
Source: Al Jazeera