You probably can reverse hack this by having people hold a small rectangular cardboard square saying, this is not a cellphone.
Get enough people to do it and the gov’t can reliably fine anyone.
Big Brother is watching you.
Is it still OK to eat a Hungry Jack Burger while driving?
Just as big a problem as civilian drivers is law enforcement blathering on on radios.
And here I was under the mistaken impression that Australia was a free country.
I used to be on the side which advocated the government not passing distracted-driving laws. Years of witnessing distracted-driving accidents on my daily commute into Houston has changed my perspective. Every PSA in the world is not going to fix the problem.
False positives are going to be great. Responsive government lakies can’t wait to help.
The "sophisticated" software can distinguish between the driver handling a phone, and one of the passengers handling a phone. Cool!
Regards,
I see. So elected officials are very willing to buy devices to catch people using a mobile phone while driving, but unwilling to spend a cent to keep the people safe from *slamic terror. They have made that quite clear.
They rush to implement systems to control the normal people, but are totally unwilling to do anything to control insane jihadis.
This is always the case. Government always chooses tighter control over the people, not more freedom. Even in the USA.
Using a Cell Phone?
Heck, they already drive on the wrong side of the Street.
Will it take a picture of their Gun Rack too?
Well, next time I’m in Australia, I’ll have to commit my crimes the old fashioned way, I guess!
Are they going to fine the cops too?
Almost every time I pass a police car, the officer inside is talking on a cell phone. Almost every time.
If it’s good for the goose (US) it should be good for the gander (the police).
And don’t give me that crap that they’re specially trained - So was I. I was a driving instructor for the US military when I was issuing new MRAPs in Afghanistan.
I got pulled over on New Years Eve a couple of years ago... knew it was a cop following me for several miles having picked me up right after leaving a bar. Said I was varying my speed and going under the speed limit. Yep, it was late at night, roads were icy, there was a long curvy downhill with unknown traction, I don’t drink, and BTW I used to be a driving instructor for the military. The officer backed down pretty quickly, but still ran my license.
That same summer my nephew's best friend was seriously injured and had to have his foot amputated above the ankle because of a girl who was in oncoming traffic got distracted by her phone and swerved into Michael's lane, hitting his van head on.
I once drove from Woomera to Port Augusta in South Australia (about 110 miles) at 0 Dark thirty on the WRONG side of the road for almost an hour. This was on the Stuart Highway, the main North-South highway in the middle of the continent.
This was because I was American, really tired, and there is almost no traffic in Australia outside of the cities.
I moved over to the left when I realized a road train was coming right at me. It was about a mile away when I moved. I first saw it about 25 miles away... Came out of my stupor when I realized I was on the wrong side!
IIs there any problem smartphones can’t cause? LOL!
If they’re all about safety and not looting the pockets of people, why are they selling cars that far exceed their top speed limits?
In addition, since more people suffer head injuries driving cars than motorcycle due to the fact there are many more cars than motorcycles, why not pass laws requiring that drivers and passengers in cars wear helmets?