Mobile phone detection cameras catch drivers breaking the law 68,000 times in three months
6 months, 1 week ago

Mobile phone detection cameras catch drivers breaking the law 68,000 times in three months

ABC  

Four motorists have been caught on camera using a mobile phone while driving more than 30 times during a three-month grace period — racking up potential fines of more than $20,000 each. SA Police have issued 68,252 warning letters to motorists illegally using a mobile phone while driving during a three-month expiation grace period for five new detection cameras. "These mobile phone detection locations are not at traffic light locations, they are not picking up people who are stationary," Superintendent Fielke said. The mobile phone detection cameras captured 30,754 motorists using mobile phones while driving during the first month of the three-month grace period. She said the fines "might help" deter some motorists from using their mobile phone but did not think the new cameras would stop all drivers.

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New AI-powered speed cameras are catching out hundreds of drivers
2 months, 1 week ago

New AI-powered speed cameras are catching out hundreds of drivers

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Artificial intelligence powered traffic cameras have already caught 849 traffic …

New road safety cameras being rolled out in WA as drivers accused of 'culture problem'
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2 months, 4 weeks ago

New road safety cameras being rolled out in WA as drivers accused of 'culture problem'

ABC  

Western Australia has a "culture problem" with using a mobile phone while driving, according to the state's road safety commissioner who is rolling out new cameras to target offenders. WA Road Safety Commissioner Adrian Warner says the cameras will help address a "culture problem". "The purpose of the caution notice is to inform the community about the new type of …

Mobile phone detections decline but one driver caught 41 times and fined $27,000, police say
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Mobile phone detections decline but one driver caught 41 times and fined $27,000, police say

ABC  

Fewer mobile phone detection camera expiation notices are being issued in South Australia but thousands of drivers are still being caught — including a man whom police say was snapped using his phone at the wheel 41 times in three months. "The initial three-month trial saw a total of over 68,000 detections," SA Police's officer in charge of traffic services, …

Adelaide drivers fined for resting phones on laps after being caught by mobile detection cameras
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Adelaide drivers fined for resting phones on laps after being caught by mobile detection cameras

ABC  

When handyman Shane jumped into his van and rested his phone against his thigh to make a trip to a hardware store, he had no idea he was breaking the law. "Holding the phone or having the phone touch any part of your body is use and you will get a fine and three demerit points," she told ABC Radio …

SA Police says 80 drivers could lose their licences after being caught in first month of detection cameras coming online
5 months ago

SA Police says 80 drivers could lose their licences after being caught in first month of detection cameras coming online

ABC  

South Australia Police says at least 80 drivers could lose their licences after being captured by Adelaide's mobile phone detection cameras since they came into force a month ago. "After much education and a three-month grace period, declining averages of offences show most habitual mobile phone offenders have finally put their phones down or have been taken off the road …

Mobile phone detection cameras lead to 2,500 fines in a week, with three drivers expected to lose licences
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Mobile phone detection cameras lead to 2,500 fines in a week, with three drivers expected to lose licences

ABC  

Three drivers are expected to lose their licences after being caught by South Australia's new mobile phone detection cameras at least five times each during a single week, police say. Police said the fine for using a mobile phone at the wheel was $556, and that drivers would additionally pay a $102 contribution to the victims of crime levy and …

New AI cameras being rolled out to catch drivers breaking the law - here's how they work
6 months, 3 weeks ago

New AI cameras being rolled out to catch drivers breaking the law - here's how they work

Daily Mail  

In July, almost 300 drivers were caught by AI cameras on A30 in 72 hours Greater Manchester is the latest area to use AI cameras to catch illegal motorists New AI cameras will be rolled out this week to catch drivers who break the law by using a smartphone while driving. It is part of a wider national trial to …

Seeing a lot of mobile speed cameras on your summer road trips? Here's how they work
1 year, 3 months ago

Seeing a lot of mobile speed cameras on your summer road trips? Here's how they work

ABC  

As you're driving around this summer holidays, there's every chance you'll see a strange-looking white or yellow box on the side of the road. Since then, the use of safety cameras has grown to include fixed red light and speed cameras, mobile speed cameras, and point-to-point cameras. The use of safety cameras has grown to include fixed red light and …

New AI cameras catch British drivers using mobile phones at the wheel as 300 motorists are caught out in just three days
1 year, 7 months ago

New AI cameras catch British drivers using mobile phones at the wheel as 300 motorists are caught out in just three days

Daily Mail  

Have you been caught by an AI camera? Email louis.goss@mailonline.co.uk New AI powered cameras have caught almost 300 people committing driving offences just three days after being deployed on one of Devon's busiest roads. New AI powered cameras have caught 117 people using their mobile phones in just three days The free-standing cameras use AI technology to identify people committing …

Unsafe drivers detected every six minutes
2 years, 5 months ago

Unsafe drivers detected every six minutes

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Unsafe drivers are being detected every six minutes on average …

New spy-in-the-sky camera can even catch you eating or drinking behind the wheel, its makers say
3 years, 2 months ago

New spy-in-the-sky camera can even catch you eating or drinking behind the wheel, its makers say

Daily Mail  

A new spy-in-the-sky camera which identified 15,000 cases of drivers using mobile phones could also catch motorists eating, drinking, or not wearing a seatbelt, its makers say. But Acusensus, the Australian firm who designed the cameras, admits that they can be used to catch motorists doing anything from eating, drinking, smoking, adjusting the radio or using navigation devices in a …

Covert cameras catch almost 2,000 Queenslanders breaking mobile phone and seatbelt rules
3 years, 4 months ago

Covert cameras catch almost 2,000 Queenslanders breaking mobile phone and seatbelt rules

ABC  

Almost 2,000 people were caught either using their mobile phone while driving or not wearing a seatbelt by new covert police cameras in the first week they went live. Key points: The covert cameras were installed in July, but new laws came into effect on November 1 Drivers caught touching their phone behind the wheel can be hit with a …

New roadside cameras catch hundreds of Queensland drivers a day
3 years, 7 months ago

New roadside cameras catch hundreds of Queensland drivers a day

ABC  

Hundreds of Queensland drivers have been caught flouting road rules in a day, busted by the state's new high-tech monitoring cameras. Key points: The new cameras are based roadside, some are portable It comes after a successful trial last year to crackdown on distracted drivers Distracted drivers account for 12 per cent of Queensland's road deaths The roadside and portable …

Cameras to catch drivers on mobile phone and not wearing seatbelts made permanent in Queensland
3 years, 8 months ago

Cameras to catch drivers on mobile phone and not wearing seatbelts made permanent in Queensland

ABC  

Roadside cameras to detect motorists using mobile phones and people not wearing seatbelts will be rolled out permanently in Queensland within weeks. Key points: It will be illegal for drivers to hold a phone in their hand or have it resting on any part of their body Some of the cameras will be mobile Forty-three people who died in crashes …

Sydney driver says he was unfairly fined by NSW's hi-tech mobile phone detection cameras
3 years, 10 months ago

Sydney driver says he was unfairly fined by NSW's hi-tech mobile phone detection cameras

Daily Mail  

A driver claims he was unfairly fined by new hi-tech phone detection cameras that mistook his chocolate bar for a mobile. But Mr Phillips claims his phone is clearly visible in a cradle attached the car's dashboard 'Got a letter to say I got "pinged" by an automatic camera for "holding my phone". Mr Phillips uploaded this image to Facebook …

Smart cameras to catch texting drivers from Monday
4 years, 4 months ago

Smart cameras to catch texting drivers from Monday

NL Times  

Smart traffic cameras capable of detecting a motorist using their mobile phone will go into use in the Netherlands on Monday. “A large number of violations were found during the test periods: 400 violations were detected with two cameras on a given test day,” the OM said in a statement. They then send a 240 euro ticket to the registered …

New cameras catch 100 drivers a day on mobile phones or not wearing seatbelts
4 years, 5 months ago

New cameras catch 100 drivers a day on mobile phones or not wearing seatbelts

ABC  

High-tech cameras being trialled by Queensland's Transport Department have picked up almost 1,000 Queensland drivers or their passengers without a seatbelt, a result described as "alarming". Key points: The high-tech cameras are being trialled for the first time in Australia Almost 1,000 drivers or passengers were caught not wearing seatbelts The cameras take several photos of the front of a …

Smart traffic cams to catch smartphone use while driving
5 years, 5 months ago

Smart traffic cams to catch smartphone use while driving

NL Times  

From today the police will use so-called smart traffic cameras to catch drivers using their phones and other electronic devices while driving. The intention is to reduce distractions behind the wheel and thereby increase road safety, the police said in a statement. Through artificial intelligence, these smart cameras can recognize if a driver is holding a mobile electronic device - …

Australia uses new technology to catch drivers on phones
5 years, 6 months ago

Australia uses new technology to catch drivers on phones

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian state is attempting to persuade people to put down their smartphones while driving by rolling out cameras to prosecute distracted motorists. New South Wales Roads Minister Andrew Constance said Monday that Australia’s most populous state is the first jurisdiction in the world to use such technology to punish drivers distracted by social media, text messages …

Drivers using smartphones could be fined automatically by next generation of roadside detectors
6 years, 11 months ago

Drivers using smartphones could be fined automatically by next generation of roadside detectors

Daily Mail  

Next generation roadside detectors could soon be snapping motorists using smartphones behind the wheel without them realising, say police in Australia. Scroll down for video Next generation roadside detectors could soon be snapping motorists using smartphones behind the wheel, say police in Australia. In a six-hour period from 8am to 2pm on December 12, 2017, a total of 743 motorists …

Crackdown catches 200 drivers a day using mobile phones behind the wheel
7 years, 10 months ago

Crackdown catches 200 drivers a day using mobile phones behind the wheel

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Police forces in Britain penalised almost 6,000 motorists for the offence in the four …

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