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NSW Operation Compliance Nets Close To 800 Mobile Phone Users

Steane Klose | Feb 10, 2012

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New South Wales police have nabbed close to 800 motorists in a 24-hour statewide blitz on mobile phone use while driving.

Police detected 796 motorists talking or texting on their phones during ‘Operation Compliance’ on Wednesday 8 February 2012: 632 on metropolitan and 164 on regional or rural roads.

“The effect of using a hand-held phone behind the wheel has been widely studied and is universally acknowledged to dramatically increase the risk of having a crash", Acting Superintendent Phil Brooks said.

“We will continue to target motorists using their mobile phones because, clearly, by not concentrating solely on driving their vehicle and their surroundings, they are putting other road users at risk.”

Motorists in Rose Bay and Surry Hills were the state’s worst offenders, with 115 and 113 caught using their phones in those areas respectively.

Motorists in Newcastle (23), Tweed/Byron (19) and Griffith (17) recorded the most offences in regional and rural New South Wales.

NSW police issued a further 350 infringement notices during the same period for school speed zone and children's crossing offences.

Acting Superintendent Phil Brooks warned NSW motorists that police would continue to target such offences saying that "to catch 1146 motorists using their mobile phones and misbehaving around schools in just 24 hours is very concerning”.

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    m says,
    3 months ago
    cash cow!!! nothing to do with safety just to take our ca$$ - how many accidents caused by phones??? none in 24hours... slap the wrist but no.. they take your money and points
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      Cranston says,
      3 months ago
      1 like
      The law is the law... all laws should be enforced and blitzed from time to time i reckon

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    Dave says,
    3 months ago
    2 likes
    This time I'd have to agree with the cops. I reckon using your mobile while driving poses more potential risk of minor fender bender and even crash.

    When a car in front of me is going unusually slow, most of the time its because the driver's on the phone.

    All you have to do to avoid ticket is buy one of those Bluetooth headset, 20-30 bux to avoid hundreds of dollars fine and demerit points. These days cars also come standard with Bluetooth and so are those GPS devices.

    No excuse really.
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    MJ
    MJ says,
    3 months ago
    Lots of stats here but I would really like to know the male female split?
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      Phil Sutton says,
      1 month ago
      Should be more of it. You can stand on any street corner in Sydney & you will see drivers turning, mobile in one hand & steering wheel in the other.
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        Greg says,
        14 days ago
        Phil Sutton I know you and you know me your a Newtown know it all with nothing better to do but whine.

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