Mobile Phone - Motorway cameras, mobile phone usage |
Mobile Phone - Motorway cameras, mobile phone usage |
Fri, 31 Mar 2017 - 19:37
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 31 Mar 2017 Member No.: 91,232 |
Hey all
Does anyone know if the numerous cameras on motorways (speed / traffic / others) can catch you on your phone, so you'll get a letter through from the police stating phone usage at a later date or do you have to be spotted by the police and pulled over? if not it surely can't be long before this comes into affect This genuinely wasn't anything to do with me but i was stuck in traffic today on the M1 and we were at crawling pace and i mist have seen at least 10 people all chatting away on the phones, seems no one cares about the new rules lol. thanks for any info |
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Fri, 31 Mar 2017 - 19:42
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Member Group: Members Posts: 6,723 Joined: 3 Apr 2006 From: North Hampshire Member No.: 5,183 |
Most motorway camera setups capture from the rear, so very unlikely to detect mobile phone/set belt offences.
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Fri, 31 Mar 2017 - 20:21
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Member Group: Members Posts: 56,198 Joined: 9 Sep 2003 From: Warwickshire Member No.: 317 |
Would love to know what you think the camera will use to detect mobile phone use by the driver or failing to wear a seatbelt, radar isn't going to cut it after all!
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Fri, 31 Mar 2017 - 20:34
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Member Group: Members Posts: 3,306 Joined: 4 Mar 2017 Member No.: 90,659 |
Would love to know what you think the camera will use to detect mobile phone use by the driver or failing to wear a seatbelt, radar isn't going to cut it after all! Presumably he means the Highways England CCTV ones but AFAIK they are not high enough resolution to read numberplates. Best way if you want the mobile phone law enforced is to decriminalise it and let the councils get their mitts on it, even without the points they will lap it up at £200 a pop. Plus it would free up the Marmite-like spread of police we have to deal with the drivers who struggle to drive even when not on the phone. |
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Sat, 1 Apr 2017 - 12:03
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Member Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 10 Dec 2016 Member No.: 89,005 |
Would love to know what you think the camera will use to detect mobile phone use by the driver or failing to wear a seatbelt, radar isn't going to cut it after all! Presumably he means the Highways England CCTV ones but AFAIK they are not high enough resolution to read numberplates. Best way if you want the mobile phone law enforced is to decriminalise it and let the councils get their mitts on it, even without the points they will lap it up at £200 a pop. Plus it would free up the Marmite-like spread of police we have to deal with the drivers who struggle to drive even when not on the phone. You could just let the Police force itself to keep the money then it would be self financing |
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Sat, 1 Apr 2017 - 12:11
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Member Group: Members Posts: 13,735 Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Member No.: 14,720 |
Plus it would free up the Marmite-like spread of police we have to deal with the drivers who struggle to drive even when not on the phone. You can't blame the drivers for their poor driving - it's all down to inadequate signage or damned VSLs! -------------------- |
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