A woman drives with both hands on the wheel. Her phone sits face-down on her lap. No officer pulls her over. No lights flash. Weeks later, a $1,251 ticket arrives in the mail. The evidence: a single frame from a Camera surveillance app. The charge: phone use while driving.
Automated camera companies market their devices as automated license plate readers — tools for catching stolen cars, flagging warrants, and aiding serious investigations.
Sold as a Crime Tool. Used as a Fine Machine.
Yes she probably used it, that’s when she can be ticketed, she shouldn’t be fined on a presumption.
Edit: Reading the note the charge is using phone while driving, not carrying the phone in unsafe manner.
Also I despise people using their phone while driving, the point here is that they must charge people for a valid reason and with proof of the infraction.
Jesus. Who is actually up voting this?
The name of the charge in some countries is use of the phone when driving… and that includes carrying it on your lap. It’s possible despite the description it’s just the description they use
There’s a fucking photo of her with it on their lap. That’s proof
This is just some wanker playing victim. And, I guarantee they play victim constantly. Can we not act like babies about this and try to protect the weasels?
It’s 2026 and most people have Android Auto or car play at this time. It’s not like there is any excuse.
It’s fair for the one that turned out wrong, but in this case, seems it’s correct.
Also, it’s some shitty random website, so I guarantee the info is partially wrong too. There is already one correction that it wasn’t flock
If it was the police who pulled these people over, they’d be arguing with them too