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texting drivers.
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Be aware.
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Smart cameras are watching you.
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Dutch police are cracking down on distracted drivers.
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They're testing new traffic cameras, which can spot motorists using their phones while driving on, then find them.
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The software comes from Australian company One Task, where Alex McCready is the director.
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The camera takes the takes images of every vehicle that passes, and then the computer analyzes those images.
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Thio work out which one's the drivers holding the phone, and if the driver is not holding, the phone gets deleted immediately on if it is holding.
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If the driver is holding the phone or interacting with their phone, then it sent through to the police to review a final final manual check by unauthorized officer before a fine is sent out.
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Public Prosecutor for Road Safety Achilles Dam Is Says Distracted drivers are one of three main causes of severe road accidents in the country, but the camera system doesn't present a further distraction for drivers.
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The cameras are infrared, which means drivers will not see a flash, and it doesn't detect the face of the driver.
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It only sees the steering wheel, the hands eventually, the mobile device and, of course, the license plate of the car because that's what we used to.
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We send the fine to the owner of the car in the Netherlands, operating a mobile phone while driving is punishable by a fine of up to €240.