
Washington State has just launched a new program to monitor commercial vehicles on their highways, with seven airplanes watching from the sky above.
These aerial enforcement patrols are equipped with night vision and HD cameras. In the first few hours of enforcement, 10 trucks, along with 3 cars, were stopped on I-5 in Marysville and Arlington
Troopers say this stretch of highway often becomes a hazard zone with speeding vehicles, and trucks following too closely.
The targeting of commercial vehicles is somewhat puzzling, considering that in the 9 fatal accidents involving big rigs in Washington state this year, 8 were caused by car drivers.