A Queensland woman was fined $1000 after one of the state’s fancy new road cameras thought she was on her phone while driving — but she says she was just using her vape, which is legal.
Lilian Morrow, 19, posted about in a public Facebook group which tracks Queensland’s new phone and seatbelt detection cameras and asked what the wait time for a fine to be challenged in court was.
The sneaky roadside cameras (which only operate in Queensland at the moment) capture images of motorists using artificial intelligence to check if drivers have broken road rules like wearing a seat belt incorrectly or using a mobile phone.
According to the $1078 fine Morrow was slapped with, she’s accused of being on her phone while driving. However, she shared a picture (the receipts!!) the camera captured and said she plans to challenge the fine because she reckons it made a mistake.
Morrow says she was using her vape when she was fined for being on her phone. Source: Facebook / Lillian Morrow