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U.K. to Require Registration and Safety Tests for Drone Owners

posted by cmn32480 on Monday July 24 2017, @07:48PM   Printer-friendly
from the we-wanna-know-what-you-are-doing dept.

Fnord666 writes:

Drones will have to be registered and their users required to pass safety tests under new rules to be announced by the U.K.'s Department for Transport on Saturday.

Registration will be mandated for owners of drones 250 grams (8.8 ounces) or larger after research found that drones as small as 400 grams (14 ounces) could damage the windscreens of helicopters. Other security measures like "geo-fencing" -- GPS-based technology programmed into drones to prevent them from flying into sensitive areas such as prisons and airports -- are also under consideration, according to a statement from the department.

"Our measures prioritize protecting the public while maximizing the full potential of drones," aviation minister Martin Callanan will announce Saturday, according to the statement.

The new rules come at a time when drone flights are skyrocketing for both personal and corporate uses but the laws haven't caught up, leaving open the possibility of significant harm. It would only take a drone as big as 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) to "critically" damage the windscreen of an airliner flying at high speed, according to research from the Department for Transport, the British Airline Pilots Association and the Military Aviation Authority.

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-21/u-k-to-require-registration-and-safety-tests-for-drone-owners

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  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Monday July 24 2017, @10:14PM (1 child)

    by Gaaark (41) on Monday July 24 2017, @10:14PM (#543902) Journal

    That's why there should be parenting classes in school, and any dicks who'd make shit parents should be sterilised.

    Too many shit parents raising kids to be shit parents

    You need a licence to own a drone, but any stupid fuck can have a kid.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by c0lo on Monday July 24 2017, @11:27PM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday July 24 2017, @11:27PM (#543938) Journal

    That's why there should be parenting classes in school,

    Working two part time jobs to stay afloat, who the hell has time for parenting classes?

    That's the society you build, those are the consequences.
    Remember 9 to 5 [wikipedia.org]? Those were good times.

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