They put up cameras to detect phone and seatbelt offences here in Queensland a couple of years ago. It’s a voluntary tax, and has been quite lucrative for the state.
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coolfission@lemmy.world 2 days agoDoesn’t matter if it’s not enforced. We have no holding phone rules in GA and I routinely see people using their phones while driving.
Almacca@aussie.zone 2 days ago
Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
Worse, too often these laws are selectively enforced only when cops are looking for an excuse to profile minorities and poorer drivers.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 days ago
yeah i was gonna say. they enforced the no texting law for maybe a year here, then they just started using “I thought I saw them texting” as probable cause to pull over anyone they wanted.