Mobile phone detecting cameras

[Craig@AUDI]

What'll they think of next...

https://www.carsales.com.au/editoria...online-119332/

[M&Ms]

The new camera technology employed by Transport for NSW and Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) works in all weather conditions, day and night, and up to speeds of 300km/h.

Good thing I bought a new car with a claimed top speed of 307 km/h then!

[Citroënbender]

Typical of Oz lawmaking, all stick and no carrot.

I have far more concern about the perceptive skills and rash judgements generally of motorists milling about me, than whether they’re on the dog-and-bone.

Yes, I think being unable to leave a phone untouched is a character weakness and poor judgement but the equipment and laws are not going to stop tailgating, dropping in, brake testing, illegal turns and dangerous overtaking.

[Craig@AUDI]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

laws are not going to stop tailgating, dropping in, brake testing, illegal turns and dangerous overtaking.

That takes active policing, this is passive policing and therefore the profit ratio is a lot higher as it's just a camera and software and fines being dished out.

[roKWiz]

I haven't got a problem with this. Don't use the Bl**dy phone while driving....simples

[Whitey-AMG]

Simple really.
Dont &@)* around with your phone whilst driving and there is no issue.
Move along.....

[Tassie f100]

I don,t have a real problem with people on the phone whilst driving,whether hand held or handsfree,because really its not much different to talking to passengers.What I do have issue with is texting whilst drivng.If I was doing the penalties the phone talking wouldn,t be very high BUT the penalty for texting would be 7 days suspension and $1000 fine for 1st offence.2nd offence would be 3 months loss of licence and $3000 fine.

[Whitey-AMG]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

I don,t have a real problem with people on the phone whilst driving,whether hand held or handsfree,because really its not much different to talking to passengers..

Not sure about you but i dont hold passengers in my hand or tuck them between my legs when talking to them... same but different but weird.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

I don,t have a real problem with people on the phone whilst driving,whether hand held or handsfree,because really its not much different to talking to passengers.What I do have issue with is texting whilst drivng.If I was doing the penalties the phone talking wouldn,t be very high BUT the penalty for texting would be 7 days suspension and $1000 fine for 1st offence.2nd offence would be 3 months loss of licence and $3000 fine.

Come back here again and say you don't mind people driving with their phone in hand when some some A** H*** hits your vehicle while talking on the phone while driving.
FFS bluetooth tech is so common no need to hold phone while talking.

[jaydee]

I love it, more of it. Some might call it cash grab, not me, should grab their phones too.
These self absorbed selfish prats yakking on their phone not concentrating.
Most common things are taking too long for the green arrow and running up the back of someone.
Had a couple of close calls with these narcissistic dim wits nearly hitting me, just a matter of time before I get tagged by one I guess.
This is also driving up our insurance costs.

GET OFF THE PHONE OR GET OFF THE ROAD TOSSER.

[Fordman1]

Throw the book at idiots that break the law on this subject I say.

[Craig@AUDI]

Originally Posted by Bluey-GT

Not sure about you but i dont hold passengers in my hand or tuck them between my legs when talking to them...

Pay that one!

[Ben73]

Talking on your phone is one thing, looking down at your phone very 3 seconds is completely different.
People probably think they’re being sneaky when doing, but trust me you’re not. You stand out very easily.

[MattSAU2XR8]

Texting while driving is ridiculous

Talking on a phone would certainly be distracting, but perhaps not as much as texting, since don't need to be looking at screen or keypad

Talking on a CB radio while driving would be equally distracting as talking on a phone, assuming had to hold onto the microphone, change channels etc..

Not sure where police radios fall - perhaps they have special attention training that allows them to concentrate on two separate tasks at the same time - i.e. driving and operating radio? Or maybe their radios are hands free now?

[jpd80]

No amount of rules or fines will make people put down their phones,
I'm convinced that it's addictive behavior and we're teaching it to our kids.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by jpd80

No amount of rules or fines will make people put down their phones,
I'm convinced that it's addictive behavior and we're teaching it to our kids.

You got that right, even the pedestrians don't look where they going.
Mobile phones are the new scourge of society, I know of dicks who cannot go for a day without them.

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by MattSAU2XR8

Texting while driving is ridiculous

Talking on a phone would certainly be distracting, but perhaps not as much as texting, since don't need to be looking at screen or keypad

Talking on a CB radio while driving would be equally distracting as talking on a phone, assuming had to hold onto the microphone, change channels etc..

Not sure where police radios fall - perhaps they have special attention training that allows them to concentrate on two separate tasks at the same time - i.e. driving and operating radio? Or maybe their radios are hands free now?

Err, looking for criminals and eating Chips....

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Originally Posted by Officemanager

You got that right, even the pedestrians don't look where they going.

Exhibit A. And B. And C. And... your Honour....

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by Officemanager

Come back here again and say you don't mind people driving with their phone in hand when some some A** H*** hits your vehicle while talking on the phone while driving.
FFS bluetooth tech is so common no need to hold phone while talking.

Pretty fair chance that the driver who tailgated you would have done so whether using a handheld or handsfree phone.It wasn,t holding a phone, but rather distraction and loss of attention that was the cause of the crash

[Bill M]

Re: Mobile phone detecting cameras

Good!
Turn drivers who use them into pedestrians.

Zero tolerance

[DRU842]

Originally Posted by Craig@CumberlandFord

What'll they think of next...

https://www.carsales.com.au/editoria...online-119332/

Camera detecting Mobile Phones?

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

Pretty fair chance that the driver who tailgated you would have done so whether using a handheld or handsfree phone.It wasn,t holding a phone, but rather distraction and loss of attention that was the cause of the crash

Sorry bud no use speculating when you were not present at my accident to comment.
By the way no tailgating involved, don't know why you stated that!

[falconhell74]

So Tell me what the difference is between touching your inbuilt factory GPS whilst driving
And touching your mounted phone GPS whilst driving ?
Other than the fine !
I have no issue with fining idiots that have a phone in their hand whilst driving , texting talking etc , but zero tolerance to "touching" a phone whilst driving is going a bit too far imo

[jaydee]

Originally Posted by MattSAU2XR8

Texting while driving is ridiculous

Talking on a phone would certainly be distracting, but perhaps not as much as texting, since don't need to be looking at screen or keypad

Talking on a CB radio while driving would be equally distracting as talking on a phone, assuming had to hold onto the microphone, change channels etc..

Not sure where police radios fall - perhaps they have special attention training that allows them to concentrate on two separate tasks at the same time - i.e. driving and operating radio? Or maybe their radios are hands free now?

Taxi drivers, truck drivers, delivery drivers etc all have radios.
The thing is it's not illegal to use a radio, but a phone is.
Besides Police are mostly 2 up and the passenger uses the radio.

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by Officemanager

Sorry bud no use speculating when you were not present at my accident to comment.
By the way no tailgating involved, don't know why you stated that!

Sorry didn,t read your story properly re tailgating.The point I was making was it probably wouldn,t make any difference whether on a hand held or hands free phone.Also it wasn,t an accident,it was a crash.There are very few accidents,most are crashes caused by some one elses inattention and/ or stupidity

[Rallye Sport]

The sooner they roll them out the better. Zero tolerance from me.

The one I see quite often is when I'm driving to work in the early hours is people have with their phones strapped high up on the dash or worse still suction capped to the windscreen under the rear view mirror. The illumination lights the whole cabin and radiates from the car, so much so can see the whites of their eyes and the blackheads on their noses. This has got to impede their driving as much as touching the phone.

[The Yeti]

Originally Posted by jaydee

Taxi drivers, truck drivers, delivery drivers etc all have radios.
The thing is it's not illegal to use a radio, but a phone is.
Besides Police are mostly 2 up and the passenger uses the radio.

Actually in NSW police have an exemption for the talking on a hand held phone while driving. As many of their matters are sensitive and can’t be discussed on a radio channel

[LG17]

"The corner shop in Botany has a special on Donuts! Get down there now."

[CyberWasp]

Great....now lets wait for the App that detects Mobile phone detecting cameras detecting people using their phone before their detected.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by CyberWasp

Great....now lets wait for the App that detects Mobile phone detecting cameras detecting people using their phone before their detected.

They'll have to call out the detectives to work that one out.

Maybe its me but I'm convinced there seems to be more accidents involving new cars than old.....maybe its all the screens, electronic bells, whistles which distract and the notion drivers think they are more invincible in a newer car taking bigger risks.