“Police authorized to use drones with cameras to combat urban rodeos in Haute-Garonne and Gironde”

The prefectures of Haute-Garonne and Gironde authorize the police to use drones equipped with cameras to detect and prevent urban rodeos.

The police and the gendarmerie will now be able to count on the support of drones equipped with cameras to fight against the phenomenon of urban rodeos. The prefectures of Haute-Garonne and Gironde have given their approval by respectively publishing a decree to this effect, report France Blue Gironde and France Bleu Occitanie.

The latter authorizes the use of these aircraft by the police in order to stop illegal races taking place in the urban areas of Bordeaux and Toulouse. This authorization, effective in Toulouse from May 18 to July 18 and in Bordeaux until June 11, will be restricted to a predefined geographical area.

Noise pollution and personal safety

In Gironde, three areas are concerned in Bruges and Bordeaux. In Haute-Garonne, specific areas of action are targeted in Toulouse, Blagnac, Colomiers, Tournefeuille, Aussonne, Balma, Beauzelle, Castelnau-d’Estrétefonds, Cornebarrieu, Escalquens, Labège, Muret, Portet-sur-Garonne and Roques- sur-Garonne

The Prefecture of Haute-Garonne justifies the use of drones by the fact that urban rodeos compromise “the safety of users and residents” and induce “considerable noise pollution”.