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From June 20 to June 24, road and transport authorities of Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and Liaoning will conduct a joint problem-addressing action on highways. In order to realize the full coverage of the road monitoring, drones are used to take aerial photos of illegal acts committed by drivers of vehicles.

The purpose of this action is to improve the traffic order and reduce serious traffic violations. The collaboration of six provinces and municipalities will better guarantee the transportation safety in highways. 

Cheng Wei, director of highway detachment of Beijing Traffic Management Bureau, introduced that during this action period, road and traffic authorities will conduct 24 hour patrol and monitoring. Drones are used for shooting traffic violations and the driver will be punished after the information collected by drones is confirmed and recorded in the off-site enforcement system. 

During the Labor Day holiday (May 1-May 3), the Hebei Traffic Management Bureau used such drones for shooting traffic violations and the effect was good. With the joint work of a video monitoring system, fixed location cameras and drones, the traffic violations on highways will be more thoroughly detected and the violators will be more effectively punished.