Saturday, April 11, 2009

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Manchester | CCTV cars snap distracted drivers

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Manchester | CCTV cars snap distracted drivers: "New CCTV cars to catch drivers using their mobile phones or being otherwise distracted at the wheel are being piloted by Greater Manchester Police. The small Smart cars, which have a 12ft (3.6m) mast with a camera attached, are parked at junctions to monitor traffic. Mike Downes of the Greater Manchester Casualty Reduction Partnership said the scheme was successfully 'driving the number of accidents down'. But the AA's Paul Watters said drivers 'might regard it as Big Brother'."
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Thanks to Mystery Reader for this report of what I would call "Little Brother" given the size of these dinky little cars.

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