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Yesterday, January 25, employees of the Technical Support Management Department of the State Police (VP) monitored road traffic safety using an unmanned aerial vehicle or drone. Traffic monitoring with a drone was carried out in Riga both in the morning and in the afternoon, and a total of 20 violators of traffic rules were recorded. Yesterday morning, State Police officers monitored traffic safety and compliance with general road traffic rules in Riga, at the intersection of Slokas Street and Jūrmala Street, where State Police officers recorded 13 aggressive drivers who, ignoring the interests of other road users, bypassed the traffic jam to turn right at the intersection . Fixed drivers were stopped and prosecuted for aggressive driving. The State Police reminds that for aggressive driving, a fine of between 70 and 280 euros and six penalty points is provided for the driver. On the other hand, in the afternoon, the employees of the VP Technical Support Management Department, together with the employees of the Response Office of the VP Riga Regional Administration, monitored traffic safety in Riga, at the intersection of Augusta Deglava and Andreja Sakharova streets, as well as at the intersection of Augusta Deglava and Ulbrokas streets, where they recorded how seven car drivers made a left turn maneuver at the moment when the green light signal was not lit in the supplementary section of the traffic light. These violators of traffic rules were also stopped and brought to administrative responsibility. For driving in the relevant direction, if the green arrow signal is not lit in the supplementary section of the traffic light, a fine from six to eleven fine units, which is from 30 to 55 euros, is applied to the driver of the vehicle. In order for motorists not to endanger themselves and the surrounding traffic participants by performing dangerous maneuvers, the State Police periodically uses drones for road traffic control, emphasizing both the recording of aggressive driving violations and the observance of road signs.