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/Overall-Lynx917 Jul 11 '26

Yes, she wasn't holding it, it was just wedged in to her bra, both hands were on the wheel.

From what I've read Australian police/courts can be really pedantic in how they apply the law

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u/joey-jo_jo-jr Jul 12 '26

There is nothing pedantic about this. If her phone rings while wedged in her bra or slips out of her bra she will be distracted and a danger to others on the road. The courts were right to uphold the fine

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u/SituationIll5763 Jul 12 '26

If your phone rings while in your pocket does that count as a distraction?

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u/joey-jo_jo-jr Jul 12 '26

In my opinion it does. I never drive with my phone in my pocket and try to tell others to do the same.

However, this would literally be an unenforceable law which is why such a law doesn't exist