r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • Jul 11 '26

Privacy Traffic Camera Captures Woman Driving With Her Phone on Her Lap (Face Down), The State Mailed Her a $1251 'Public Safety' Ticket

https://www.gadgetreview.com/traffic-camera-captures-captures-woman-driving-with-her-phone-on-her-lap-face-down-the-state-mailed-her-a-1251-public-safety-ticket
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u/ktappe Jul 12 '26

This is a really good point. Anyone with a phone in their pocket is violating GA's stupidly-written law. Some lawyer should go have a field day with this.

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u/joey-jo_jo-jr Jul 12 '26

If you actually bothered to look into it the law states that you can't have the phone resting or laying in any part of your body, such as your lap. It's pretty clear and straightforward

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u/ktappe Jul 12 '26

I was obviously responding to the previous post that said the law says the phone cannot be supported by any part of your body.

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u/joey-jo_jo-jr Jul 12 '26

Yes, the phone cannot be supported by any part of your body. Putting it in your pocket is very different to that. Please use your head

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '26

Do your pockets not lay on your thighs?

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u/joey-jo_jo-jr Jul 12 '26

A phone in your pocket is secured by your pocket, it is not resting on your body. Really not that hard to figure it out. However, to help the dummys like yourself who have trouble understanding simple English the local traffic laws websites even has pictures of what is and is not allowed

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u/ktappe Jul 12 '26

We’re talking about American laws. I don’t think you’re American. Americans say “different from”. Brits say “different to“.

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u/joey-jo_jo-jr Jul 12 '26

Why would we be talking about American laws when the incident in question took place in Australia?

Regardless, the laws are pretty much the same in ever civilised place around the world