AMMAN — The Director of the Traffic
Department at the Public Security Directorate (PSD) Brigadier. Gen Firas
Al-Duwairi said Tuesday that the department will start using “drones” to
monitor traffic congestion, and thus ensure better control of the traffic
situation, according to Al-Mamlaka TV.
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Duwairi said that drones alert operating rooms when there is a slowdown in
traffic, respond quickly to calls about accidents and for ambulances, and
monitor serious traffic violations that pose a threat to citizens’ lives.
He pointed out that the aim, when using drones, is to have a positive impact on
traffic, and stressed the importance of partnering with citizens to ensure
traffic safety.
The Traffic Department, he said, is keeping pace with all advanced
technological traffic control methods, and that the use of drones will be an
important step in the implementation of the strategic plan set by the department,
informing operating rooms about locations that witness heavy traffic, especially
at peak times, as well as those where traffic violations are registered.
In November 2019, PSD said that it had stopped using helicopters to monitor
traffic until "further notice", and that they would be replaced by
drones with surveillance cameras, when weather conditions are suitable.
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