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Traffic Camera Captures Woman Driving With Her Phone on Her Lap (Face Down), The State Mailed Her a $1251 'Public Safety' Ticket (www.gadgetreview.com)
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A woman drives with both hands on the wheel. Her phone sits face-down on her lap. No officer pulls her over. No lights flash. Weeks later, a $1,251 ticket arrives in the mail. The evidence: a single frame from a Camera surveillance app. The charge: phone use while driving.

Automated camera companies market their devices as automated license plate readers — tools for catching stolen cars, flagging warrants, and aiding serious investigations.

Sold as a Crime Tool. Used as a Fine Machine.

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[–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

A law that specified you were actively using the phone would be hard to enforce. Simmiliar to how it is usually illegal to have open alcohol within reach of the driver. The officer doesn't have to actually see you drinking it.

[–] lastlybutfirstly@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

How would it be hard to enforce? You can see it next their head.

[–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Ever since video playback is possible. You no longer need to put your phone on your head to use it.

[–] lastlybutfirstly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

These are cargo cult laws. They don't understand what the original laws were about. They just know "use phone in car bad" but they don't know why. Used to you had to hold the phone to your head and block half of your vision.