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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ibnanv" data-source="post: 9596156" data-attributes="member: 218596">Sri  Lanka has started using satellite technology to monitor the movements  of buses in a bid to “detect and control misdeeds” committed by drivers,  a media report said.National Transport Commission (NTC)  director Chandrasiri Weerasekara said global positioning system (GPS) is  being used to detect buses that run at high speeds and at unacceptable  low speeds, ignore stipulated bus stops and unnecessarily stop for long  periods of time, the Daily Mirror reported.The buses would be  monitored to ascertain whether they run according to time tables and  whether they follow the stipulated speed limits, said a statement by the  government information department.The movements of the buses would  be displayed on digital screens at monitoring centres, and errant  drivers would be instantly advised to follow rules over satellite phones  placed in the buses.</blockquote>

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