Drivers using smartphones could be fined automatically by next generation of roadside detectors
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 driving along three southbound lanes of the Bradfield Highway were snapped using their mobiles Out of the 17,543 cars that passed by, data revealed more than four percent or one-in-25 are ignoring strict laws preventing the use of mobile phones while driving. Out of the 17,543 cars that passed by, data revealed more than four percent or one-in-25 are ignoring strict laws preventing the use of mobile phones while driving Around 39,000 people were charged by NSW Police in 2016 for using their cellular device, totalling about 106 per day 'It's an even bigger problem than the stats show as we know that crashes involving phones are under reported due to the difficulty of obtaining evidence at crash scenes.'
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