A woman has been busted watching Netflix while driving in peak hour traffic.
During a blitz on Tuesday, police caught dozens of drivers in Perth on their phones, including one woman allegedly watching movies as she drove to work, 7 News reported.
The woman did not notice until the officers until the officers pulled up next to the car and asked her to wind down her window.
A woman has been busted watching Netflix while driving in peak hour traffic
The woman did not notice until the officers until the officers pulled up next to the car and asked her to wind down her window
Footage of the incident shows officers pulling up next to the woman, but because she’s glued to her device, the woman doesn’t notice the police bike for 15 seconds.
During the operation 44 drivers were caught on their phone.
Meanwhile A new hi-tech camera installed on Sydney’s Harbour Bridge has captured one driver every 30 seconds using their mobile phone while driving along busy six-lane highway.
Out of the 17,543 cars that passed by, data revealed more than four percent or one-in-25 are ignoring strict laws preventing the use of mobile phones while driving.
The statistics follow a string of tragedies on NSW roads after 29 people lost their lives between December 15 and January 2, almost twice as many as the same holiday period the year before.
Centre for Road Safety executive director Bernard Carlon says the risk of a serious accident is more likely when drivers are using their cellphones.
A new hi-tech camera installed in Sydney caught drivers using their cellphones
In a six-hour period on December 12 a total of 743 motorists were caught out
Out of 17,543 cars data revealed more than four percent were ignoring the law
NSW Police charged about 39,000 people in 2016 for driving and using mobiles
Centre for Road Safety executive director Bernard Carlon says the risk of a serious accident is more likely when drivers are using their cellphones
‘An analysis by the Centre for Road Safety shows that having a mobile phone offence doubles a person’s risks of being killed or injured in a crash compared to someone with no history,’ he said.
‘It’s an even bigger problem than the stats show as we know that crashes involving phones are underreported due to the difficulty of obtaining evidence at crash scenes.’
Around 39,000 people were charged by NSW Police in 2016 for using their cellular device, totaling about 106 per day.
Despite the high number of people, One Task project manager Alex McCredie said it was difficult for officers to detect sneaky drivers.
Footage of passing traffic from Mr McCredie’s company’s cameras uses a computer to then identify guilty drivers.
‘Although it is groundbreaking research, it really only confirms what everyone knows, which is that texting while driving is out of control and as a society we need the government to take action,’ Mr McCredie said.
Data from One Task will be presented to NSW Roads Minister Melinda Pavey and road safety officials while cameras are trialed in Victoria.
Despite the high number of people, One Task project manager Alex McCredie said it was difficult for officers to detect sneaky drivers