Mobile phone detection cameras set to roll out across Australia, here’s everything you need to know

Car Advice ^ | 12/02/2019 | Joshua Dowling

[struggle]

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.

[metmom]

Big Brother is watching you.

[Rebelbase]

Is it still OK to eat a Hungry Jack Burger while driving?

[mad_as_he$$]

Big Brother with Five Eyes is watching all of us.

[MrEdd]

Just as big a problem as civilian drivers is law enforcement blathering on on radios.

[dfwgator]

Will they also be able to detect people changing radio stations while driving?

[Buckeye McFrog]

And here I was under the mistaken impression that Australia was a free country.

[Hazwaste]

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.

[dfwgator]

“I am perpetual, I keep the country clean” - Judas Priest

[Rebelbase]

“Siri, change the damn station”.

[FreedomPoster]

Heck, they have laptops on special mounts open while driving around here.

[Track9]

False positives are going to be great. Responsive government lakies can’t wait to help.

[dfwgator]

What about brushing your teeth while driving?

[alexander_busek]

Sophisticated software automatically detects if a driver is handling a phone.

The "sophisticated" software can distinguish between the driver handling a phone, and one of the passengers handling a phone. Cool!

Regards,

[polymuser]

Yep. Lawyers, as ALWAYS, will profit.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Big Brother is watching you

The question is this -— How do we know this surveillance system is not coming to our country?

[Hatteras]

I am all for it. I think Smart phones should come with an automatic self-destruct function if it detects use while the vehicle is in gear. Sure it may cause some death and destruction to a few innocent bystanders during the immediate implementation period but, in time, the survivors will figure it out...

[polymuser]

I imagine the backseat kids and coffee & makeup algorithms will be tougher...

[Cold Heart]

I revers hacked the title. I thought it was about an app for your phone to detect cameras:)