Delhi Traffic Police Gathers Information Through Facebook

    The Indian traffic police found a very effective way to collect information about offenders on the roads. They opened a special page where anyone can add a photo or video taken from their mobile phone. If you see some kind of violation on the road - a drunk driver, an improperly parked car, a manicure girl driving, etc. - immediately take pictures and send to Facebook. The police constantly monitor this page and can react almost instantly.

    As it turned out, such an initiative appealed to people. In two months, more than 3,000 photos and 43 videos were published there, more than 18,000 people signed up for the fans page. As a result of the work, 665 fines have already been issued .

    The idea seems pretty correct. It turns out that the police are shifting part of the authority to maintain order on the road to the drivers themselves - a kind of crowdsourcing of police functions. Obviously, this should increase the self-discipline of road users.

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