Grace period over for drivers in NSW caught by cameras — violators of handheld ban can expect five demerit points and at least a $344 fine
Drivers facing heavy fines if caught using a mobile phone by hidden cameras
— 9News, February 28, 2020
Tag: N.S.W.
NSW officials are zeroed in on how Oslo has advanced efforts to achieve road safety goals as they prevent deaths and injuries
Oslo cut road deaths to one in 2019. Can Sydney do the same?
— The Sydney Morning Herald, January 13, 2020
Over first week of use, mobile phone-detecting cameras in NSW nab 3300 drivers for violating handheld ban
New NSW mobile detection cameras catch thousands in first week
— The Sydney Morning Herald, December 17, 2019
Review of NSW’s plan for roadside smart-camera tech to enforce handheld ban calls for amendments and warns ‘program runs the risk of overwhelming the local court regardless of whether or not a reverse onus is in place’
Cases challenging mobile phone detection cameras could clog NSW courts, MPs warn
— The Guardian, November 13, 2019
Transport NSW OKs deployment of camera ‘technology to catch those using a mobile phone behind the wheel of a car’
NSW Transport uses AI to detect illegal phone use
— Government News, September 23, 2019
NSW pilot of camera-tech to enforce handheld ban drew legal concerns; reveals need to ‘balance the individual right to privacy against the public interest in relation to road safety’
High-tech cameras to nab motorists catch eye of Privacy Commissioner
— The Sydney Morning Herald, July 18, 2019
Australia’s road deaths dropped by over 6 percent — Victoria had largest reduction; only Capitol and Northern territories had increase
78 fewer road fatalities as road toll improves, finds BITRE figures
— The Sydney Morning Herald, January 17, 2019
Progress on road toll — record lows on Australia’s roadways: Roundup
Western Australia:
WA’s road toll hits record low in 2018 as fatigue, mobile phones emerge as new dangers to drivers
— ABC News, January 3, 2019
Victoria:
Victoria records lowest road toll ever, but is it really possible to get to zero?
— ABC Radio, Melbourne, January 3, 2019
New South Wales:
An endless fight against road toll
— The Sydney Morning Herald, January 2, 2019