The technology is being used to catch those on mobile phones and not using seatbelts.
By Phillip Norton and Kevin ShoesmithA new road safety van kitted out with artificial intelligence technology has caught 239 people using their mobile phone or not wearing a seatbelt, officials have said.The offences were recorded during the first four days of a week-long trial at sites across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.The camera in action in Scunthorpe on Friday
Ian Robertson, partnership manager at Safer Roads Humber, said: "You have a job of driving that car, lorry, van or motorcycle. Your job is solely that. Distractions take you away from that job and you are highly likely to be involved in a collision."The van was in Scunthorpe on Friday, with figures there still being collated.
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