Mobile phone detection cameras are rolled out in two more states – after being used to hand out $15MILLION in fines in NSW in the first three months
- Queensland and Victoria will roll out mobile phone detection cameras this week
- High-tech cameras are being introduced in the two states to reduce car crashes
- NSW has been using the technology for month resulting in thousands of fines
Queensland and Victoria will roll out mobile phone detection cameras in a bid to reduce accidents.
The technology is be introduced in the two states this week, almost half a year after New South Wales, where they raked in $15million in fines in the first three months.
Both states will begin with just two cameras each, which can be moved to various locations including mobile towers, overhead signs and bridges.
Queensland and Victoria will roll out mobile phone detection cameras in a bid to catch motorists driving while using their phones
The technology is be introduced in the two states this week, almost five months after NSW began using it
The high-definition cameras can catch motorists 24 hours a day - even at night - and regardless of speed and weather conditions.
Drivers won't be warned about where the cameras will be placed.
'The trial – which begins this Wednesday, 29 July – will ensure the technology operates accurately and is appropriate for use on Victorian roads before a potential rollout,' a spokesman from Victoria Roads said.
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'Texting, browsing and emailing increase the crash risk even further – up to 10 times.'
There will be a grave period in both states where motorists will be issued a warning instead of a fine.
After the three-months trial, Victoria drivers will face a $496 fine and four demerit points if they are caught using their phone while behind the wheel.
The high-definition cameras can catch you 24 hours a day, even at night and regardless of speed and weather conditions
Queensland drivers face a $1,000 fine and four demerit points when the trial ends in December.
Mobile phone detection cameras were installed throughout New South Wales late last year.
More than 3,300 drivers were detected using their phones in the first week the hi-tech cameras were rolled, and 30,000 in the first three months.
The fine for illegal mobile phone use while driving in NSW is $344 - or $457 in a school zone - plus five demerit points.
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