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

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 holder. A driver is caught on camera using their mobile phone while driving on the motorway The technology, which can also catch drivers not wearing a seatbelt, is already used in New South Wales, Australia, where it is estimated to have reduced road fatalities by a fifth since it was introduced two years ago The company says in a brochure that the system 'addresses all forms of distraction, beyond the illegal use of mobile phones' 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 holder. The company says in a brochure that the system 'addresses all forms of distraction, beyond the illegal use of mobile phones' But fine revenue from the government's mobile speed camera program had risen to $23.7million in the year leading up to June - ten times the $2.3million in the previous period.