Mobile cameras will target Victorian drivers using their mobile phones and not wearing seatbelts while driving for a trial period from Wednesday this week.
The new technology, costing more than $120,000 million in this year’s state budget, will be patrolling Victoria’s roads for three months but no infringements will be issued as the trial will be focused on ensuring the technology can be implemented to operate from any location for 24 hours a day.
Victoria’s Police Minister Lisa Neville said distracted drivers can have devastating outcomes. “This technology is another step towards targeting this kind of unacceptable behaviour and keeping all road users safe,” she said.
The cameras will catch those violating road rules by photographing them with high-resolution images which will be able to operate in all conditions. Those images can be reviewed in real-time.
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There were 30,000 motorists issued with fines for using mobile phones in 2017-18, but this number will multiply with the use of cameras. Mobile camera enforcement is set to increase by 75 per cent.
During the trial, the number plate matching will not be undertaken and all but a limited number of photographs will be deleted.
More than $120 million dollars in this year’s state budget were destined to increase mobile camera enforcement by 75 per cent over the coming years.
