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Australian Nanny State Tightens with Mobile Phone Detectors on Freeway

posted by martyb on Friday January 04 2019, @04:52PM   Printer-friendly
from the I^W-we-see-what-you-did-there dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

In April this year drivers will be fined for using mobile phones if caught on the M4 mobile phone use detection system. Fair enough, we have some drongos, like the tool who was caught using both his hands to use his phone while his mate in the passenger seat held the wheel, but, seriously, is a camera system dedicated to detecting mobile use really needed? What's next, fun police?

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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday January 04 2019, @07:02PM (2 children)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Friday January 04 2019, @07:02PM (#782181) Journal

    If you can have an AI backed camera system to watch for people using hands free cell phones . . .

    How about re-purpose that system to look for drunk or impaired vehicle behavior on the road. This would ALSO catch people distracted by their phones who are a danger, but would also catch:

    * drivers who are drunk
    * drivers who are high
    * drivers who have low blood sugar
    * drivers too addicted to their phone to drive
    * drivers who think their incoming call / message is more important than other people's lives
    * drivers getting serviced by their passenger
    * drivers who think the rear view mirror was designed to aid in applying make up and cosmetics
    * drivers whose vehicle has a steering malfunction

    But your honor, I was NOT texting an driving! I was updating my Facebook!
    My mother in law who uses a flip phone: NO faxing and driving!

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 05 2019, @04:51AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 05 2019, @04:51AM (#782403)
    I guess nobody mentioned that if the camera is good enough to see a phone, it is also good enough to see faces of the people in the car.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 06 2019, @02:12PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 06 2019, @02:12PM (#782751)

    How does one test for low blood sugar from afar?
    Enquiring minds want to know.