Facebook is helping enforce traffic laws in India

If you live in New Delhi and enjoy reckless driving, Facebook is not your friend. In the teeming city of 6.5 million vehicles there are only 5,000 traffic cops. Enter Mark Zuckerberg. Fast Company reports: “In June, traffic officers launched their own Facebook page and appealed to concerned citizens for help. Soon, some 18,000 had joined, posting close to 3,000 photographs and videos of traffic violations ranging from helmet-less bikers to cell-phone-wielding drivers. The police have used these upl…

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