'Looks real to me' – cops use 'fake' HGV to catch 83 motorists driving with phones or without seatbelts on UK motorway | 0UDA2II | 2024-02-29 12:08:01
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UNDERCOVER cops have nabbed 83 motorists driving with telephones and with out seatbelts in three days through the use of a 'pretend' HGV.
The force set up Operation Tramline with Nationwide Highways and Nationwide Roads Policing Operations and Intelligence utilizing an unmarked HGV on the M4.
In simply 72 hours, cops slapped motorists with 83 offences – principally for drivers using their telephone behind the wheel and never sporting a seatbelt.
"The HGV provides us an elevated view into automobiles using this busy stretch of street so we will higher detect offences corresponding to mobile phone use," PC Luke Hobbs stated.
"Whilst the majority are regulation abiding drivers, it's all the time surprising to see simply what some of these drivers assume they will get away with – all while answerable for a car which might be as much as 44 tonnes in weight with the potential to trigger vital and critical hurt to others.
"Final week alone, we noticed drivers watching films on their phones or tablets while behind the wheel, overloaded vehicles which may pose a real hazard to other street users, and drivers displaying an entire disregard for the velocity restrict."
Inspector Will Ayres, of the Roads Policing Unit, added: "Operation Tramline is a wonderful initiative which varieties part of our dedication to retaining Wiltshire's roads protected by concentrating on these committing deadly five offences.
"These are offences almost definitely to contribute to dying and critical damage on the roads and embrace drink/drug driving, careless driving, driving at extra velocity, driving and not using a seatbelt or utilizing a cell phone.
"This operation coincided with a trial of latest Artificial Intelligence cameras offered by Acusensus, being rolled out by National Highways to spot drivers failing to wear seatbelts or utilizing cell phones.
"It is hoped the presence of these cameras will help enhance the work of our Roads Policing Unit and additional scale back the variety of people taking risks when driving and causing critical collisions.
"We're committed to trialling new revolutionary tasks to maintain the roads protected and make the street users of Wiltshire really feel safer."
Some motorheads flocked to the feedback to question whether the HGV was indeed a pretend.
"So its a automotive disguised as an HGV? It seems like a real HGV to me," One consumer stated.
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> A second added: "Appears actual to me."
Other customers applauded cops for reprimanding law-breaking drivers.
"Good, I'm uninterested in idiots on their telephones weaving all over," one other stated.
Police are additionally cracking down on drivers using cell phones and driving by using cameras mounted 21ft above motorways.
The cell phone and seat belt& unit& uses artificial intelligence and sends pictures to an officer to be checked.
Those& breaking the law& will then be prosecuted.
The unmarked cellular traps have already been deployed in Warwickshire, Merseyside, East and West Sussex.
Safer Roads Humber is now working with Nationwide Highways in trialling the van, which has been deployed throughout the Humber area this week, the& MailOnline& reported.
A Nationwide Highways spokesman stated there's presently no commitment to deploy this further than East Yorkshire, but will work will police to evaluate knowledge in a bid to make the street network safer.
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