Police in Moldova are using drones to watch drivers who do not give way to pedestrians at crossings, PRO TV Chișinău reports. In half an hour on a stretch of road near Gara de Nord, officers spotted five such drivers from the air and then stopped them.
Some drivers admitted the offence, while others disputed it even after seeing the drone footage. Drivers who do not give way face fines of up to 1,800 lei and five penalty points, and can lose their licence for up to 45 days if they do it again in the same year.
The checks are part of a police operation called Pietonul (Pedestrian). Ana Chișelniță, a police press officer, said police caught about 10,800 drivers across the country who did not give way to pedestrians in the first ten months of the year.
