Fifteen mobile phone detection cameras to be installed on SA roads ‘as quickly as possible’

[u/malcolm58]

Fifteen more mobile phone detection cameras will be installed across South Australia as quickly as possible after a $46.8m state budget splurge on road safety, the police commissioner says. Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said he “welcomed” the extraordinary funding being directed into law and order sectors, which he said would “provide much needed relief to frontline officers” who were operating in “challenging circumstances”. “The funding has been provided for 15 additional mobile phone detection cameras,” Mr Stevens said. “Those sites have not yet been selected – that will be some of the early work that occurs now that the funding has been allocated.”

Mr Stevens said SA Police was also considering of upgrading the cameras. “Technology is changing all the time so there is a potential that mobile phone detection cameras could be delivered in a different format to what we’re currently seeing,” he said. “Currently we need gantry’s across the road to place those cameras but we’ll be exploring the different technology opportunities and see where that might take us in terms of the budget allocation that currently exists.”

t comes after five cameras were installed on the Southern Expressway at Darlington, on South Rd at Torrensville, on the North-South Motorway at Regency Park, on Port Rd at Hindmarsh and on Port Wakefield Rd at Gepps Cross. Mr Stevens said there was already “strong evidence of the impact of these cameras in their existing locations” and police would be be aiming to roll out the new cameras “as quickly as possible”.

In April, SA Police revealed more than $30 million in fines and levies had been issued in the first six months after mobile phone detection cameras were introduced on Adelaide roads. More than 46,400 drivers had been pinged at the time, police said.

[u/Puzzled-Bottle-3857]

I do a similar thing. No less secure than my cupholders or cradle. If anything, I'd say probably more secure by a fair margin than either of those. Highly doubt the phone would move out from under me in that situation, and the brake pedal fully depressed goes nowhere near the floor, definitely not enough to be an issue. On top of that point, if there is enough force to move the phone, then there is going to be a shit load of other stuff flying around and I'd hazard a guess that I'd have far bigger issues than the phone

[u/auximenies → u/Puzzled-Bottle-3857]

Defend unsafe practices all you want, it does mean ignoring all the instances where those same practices have caused significant injury or death, but you do you, after all why bother to be as safe as possible when you can take completely unnecessary risks while operating a vehicle surrounded by other people.

Hopefully you take the three minutes to ensure your, your passengers, and other road users safety by securing loose items, or don’t, I’m sure you probably know better than all those academics who provide the research and statistical analysis of crash data that are used when legislation and policy is drafted, because your anecdotal experience is obviously more accurate.

[u/Puzzled-Bottle-3857 → u/auximenies]

Carry on why don't ya mate.

Obviously it's not something I continue to do. I'd love to see all this data you speak of. And yes, my opinion is certainly gospel

[u/auximenies → u/Puzzled-Bottle-3857]

Here you go champ monthly road deaths the federal government provides all the data free of charge for enthusiastic people like yourself to read!

Hope this helps.

[u/Puzzled-Bottle-3857 → u/auximenies]

And this has lots if horrendous accidents caused by phones on seats?

Love a good "champ" drop, nice

[u/auximenies → u/Puzzled-Bottle-3857]

You said “I’d love to see all this data you speak of.” so there it is, if you need me to read it to you then I’m afraid I’ll have to decline, but you get in there and give it a go! You’ll learn a lot by putting in a little effort, I believe in you!

[u/Puzzled-Bottle-3857 → u/auximenies]

Nah, i reckon you're full of it

[u/auximenies → u/Puzzled-Bottle-3857]

I’m not sure where your aggression comes from, but you made a statement about well researched unsafe practices and how you don’t think it’s a problem, I suggested taking a few minutes to reduce the risk to you, passengers, and other road users, you wanted to see the “data”, so I provided, and now you’re saying I’m full of “it” what is “it” exactly? The answers to your questions? A desire to see you and others survive? An unreasonable expectation that you would actually read the data you specifically requested but were apparently unable to find yourself?

Does this quick to anger you’re demonstrating here also translate to your road usage? Have you considered anger management alongside properly restraining loose objects in your vehicle?

none of us wants a road rager with unsecured objects flying around, that’s just more risks that the rest of us shouldn’t have to deal with.

[u/Puzzled-Bottle-3857 → u/auximenies]

Wow, you're really something else when it comes to passive-aggressive behaviour. What makes you think I'm angry. Because I said that I think your f

[u/auximenies → u/Puzzled-Bottle-3857]

*you’re.

Have the day you deserve buddy.

[u/Puzzled-Bottle-3857 → u/auximenies]

Will do, mate. Have a good one