In the Westland horticultural region of the Netherlands, the police launched an unusual experiment in cooperation with a local tomato grower. With the help of a drone, they want to draw the public's attention to minor violations, such as cycling with a mobile phone in hand, the use of unauthorized electric scooters, or public cleanliness violations. – can be read on the https://magyarmezogazdasag.hu portal.
The drone will be controlled from the Naaldwijk police station. The Westland tomato grower, who requested anonymity, donates a batch of scrap tomatoes to the police station every Saturday in the spirit of social responsibility and public safety in Westland.
As soon as a violation is detected on the camera, the drone flies close to the offender and the police calls the citizen to stop or to stop the prohibited act through its loudspeaker.
If the offender does not comply with the request, the tomatoes delivered by the drone will be dropped on the offender . Given the limited capacity of the drone and the penalty for breaking the rules, a drone can carry a maximum of three tomatoes, i.e. a total of so many tomatoes can fall on the neck of a person breaking the law. With this unique method, the police are trying to reduce the number of violations in Westland and Midden-Delfland. Whether the initiative was appropriate will be evaluated on April 1, 2023.
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