An Australian state is attempting to persuade people to put down their smartphones while driving by rolling out cameras to prosecute distracted motorists.
"There is no doubt drink-driving as far as I'm concerned is on a par with mobile phone use, and that's why we want everyone to be aware that you're going to get busted doing this anytime, anywhere," Constance told Australian Broadcasting Corp. The units use artificial intelligence to exclude drivers who are not touching their phones. Photos that show suspected illegal behavior are referred for verification by human eyes before an infringement notice is sent to the vehicle's registered owner along with a 344 Australian dollar fine. Some cameras will be permanently fixed on roadsides and others will be placed on trailers and moved around the state.
National Roads and Motorists' Association spokesman Peter Khoury, a leading advocate for road users, accused the government of using stealth to crack down on illegal phone use. While the association supported tougher action against drivers distracted by phones, it wanted signs warning motorists that phone detection cameras were operating in an area, as happens with speed cameras in the state.
Americans are the biggest dumbasses when driving using cell phones.
I just use 'Hey Siri' on my iPhone to call whomever I need to speak with on speakerphone. She'll send a text for me, too. Surely other phone brands have this capability. Or just freaking pull over.
I think we'd be uneasy about punishing texting and driving similar to drunk driving, but the danger is similar.
Well Duh🙄 a life is not worth a missed call....Oh wait, this is in America...as you were, your lives don't seem to matter much only ya guns So yea txt while ya drive 👍
This invasion into privacy is clearly going too far. Australia becoming authoritarian 😭
Perfect!
Good on them! We’ve become a zombie nation!
carriemmhmm not sure why america knows this but icymi
So who gets the ticket? The registered owner of the car? How did they prove the owner of the car was the one driving? If they can’t prove that, how do they fault the registered owner for something they may not be responsible for?
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LIFE IS CHEAP.
when you try and text in Australia the keyboard slides down from the top it’s weird
Good, so when they zoom in on my car, they can see that I've made a giant screen shot that says 'GFY'.
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