322 Approved Locations: Victoria Police has approved 322 locations for mobile phone and seatbelt detection cameras as of September 2025.
Strategic Placement: Cameras are placed based on collision history, complaints, and road conditions, with 94% of locations linked to past road trauma.
Camera Functionality: The cameras use artificial intelligence to detect drivers using portable devices or not wearing seatbelts, capturing high-resolution images day or night.
Penalties: Drivers caught infringing receive fines and demerit points, with penalties including a $545 fine and 4 demerit points.
How Cameras Work:
Artificial Intelligence: AI technology automatically reviews each image, flagging potential offenses for further review.
Image Capture: Cameras take two images: one at a shallow angle to detect "phone to ear" offenses and another at a steep angle to detect "resting on body or touching" phone offenses.
Image Review: Qualified independent officers verify potential offenses.
Road Safety Impact:
Casualty Crash Reduction: Research suggests that widespread rollout of automated mobile phone enforcement could prevent 95 casualty crashes per year.
Offense Detection*: Between January 1 and March 31, 2025, cameras captured 19,063 offenses, including 7,466 drivers and 5,176 passengers not wearing seatbelts, and 6,421 drivers using mobile phones.
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