Mobile phone use by drivers in South Australia has plummeted by 86% at sites with new detection camera.
After just the first week, two vehicle owners will receive six expiations each, and another will be issued with five. All three are expected to lose their driving licences.
In just one month, South Australia's new Mobile Phone Detection Cameras caught almost 31,000 drivers using their devices, with 836 at risk of losing their licenses due to repeated offenses.
A newly activated mobile phone detection camera is now operational along one of Adelaide's busiest roads, aiming to enhance road safety.
Almost 5,000 South Australian drivers were caught using their phones by mobile phone detection cameras last year.
Testing is underway on SA’s first mobile phone detection cameras installed at key metropolitan corridors in a bid to reduce dangerous distraction behind the wheel.