Motorists using their mobile phones while driving on Perth roads this Christmas will be targeted by unmarked police motorcycles ridden by officers sporting helmet-cams to record the offence.
In a bid to reduce the growing problem of texting and driving, WA Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan announced the unmarked bikes would be used to spot any drivers distracted by their phones.
The initiative will be part of this year's road safety campaign, nicknamed "Operation Crossroads".
"We will use unmarked motorcycles for the first time to focus on distracted drivers," Mr O'Callaghan told Fairfax radio.
"It will be almost impossible to spot the police officer before they get to them. I predict we are going to catch a lot of people."
Anyone caught using their phone while driving will lose three demerit points and must pay a $250 fine.
Because it is not a prescribed offence, holiday double demerit point penalties, which begin in WA on Friday, will not apply. In WA, it is also illegal to text while stationary at traffic lights.
The unmarked motorcycles will be smaller and more nimble than traditional police bikes, and will target major traffic routes in the WA capital.
"I think it is one of the most arrogant things you can do in a motor vehicle, to put everyone else's life at risk for what is probably a meaningless communication exchange," Mr O'Callaghan.
"But I don't hold out much hope that we are going to squash this culture very quickly, because it is so ingrained."
不是说了吗“In WA, it is also illegal to text while stationary at traffic lights.”。难道你能证明你只是看，没有text?作者: eagerbeaver 时间: 26-12-2013 15:10
sevendragon 发表于 24-12-2013 14:57
等红灯时看看短信算不？
开车手不能碰手机，看时间也不行.作者: zookey 时间: 26-12-2013 15:31
我都是用手机当gps，以后还得小心呢作者: 法证先锋 时间: 26-12-2013 19:18
我记得双倍扣分不适用于开车打手机吧。
交规上写的好像只有4种情况作者: 法证先锋 时间: 26-12-2013 19:56
Anyone caught using their phone while driving will lose three demerit points and must pay a $250 fine.
Because it is not a prescribed offence, holiday double demerit point penalties, which begin in WA on Friday, will not apply. In WA, it is also illegal to text while stationary at traffic lights
海豚，你的帖子上写的是扣3分哦。
另外，警局网站上写：
Drive safe this festive season
Double demerit points will apply over the Christmas and New Year period to prescribed offences between 0001 hours Friday 20 December 2013 to 2359 hours Sunday 5 January 2014.
During this period, double demerit points will apply to the following offences:
Speeding
Seatbelt offences pertaining to drivers
Driving with a blood alcohol content of or above 0.05; and
Presence of prescribed illicit drugs or failing to supply an oral fluid or blood sample.
