Mobile Warning Road Sign

[Bambino]

An interesting first. Too bad it can't record the user.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-44771962

[gmarkj]

While I applaud the sentiment and the reasoning behind this, there are a number of issues with it.
I have a BT kit in my car, but I doubt that would kick in while I am using a navigation app.
Just because my phone is connected to BT, what about if I am trying to change the destination on the app, or I am just replying to a text?
Similarly the issue could be someone paying more attention to a sat nav rather than a phone, which won't be detected by this.
Personally I would rather see investment in more police officers, especially road traffic, to combat things like this. I drive a 70ish round trip to work every day, and the number of people incorrectly using the M1 is astounding. If they were actually punishing that offence they would off-set the cost of several PCs which in turn allows more local policing to be done.

[Bambino]

Phones in cars have become a way of life. They are extremely distracting, and downright dangerous, but using it with any hands free equipment available is certainly preferable to having it in your hand, which is illegal when you're behind the wheel. If you need to change the destination on your sat nav, you need to pull over and do that. There's no text that's so important that it can't wait. Doing either of those things while you're driving is just as bad as talking with the phone to your ear.

The camera mentioned in the article is a first. They will be improved upon as the technology improves. They will certainly cost less than increasing the numbers of road traffic police to detect infractions like this. You only have to look at the increased amount of money councils make from speeding tickets issued to people being caught on camera to know that.