Big Brother in Germany: Police introduce cameras that will follow who uses cell phones behind the wheel

German police are introducing cameras revealing drivers using cellphone while driving, German media reports on Saturday.

« The distraction of the steering wheel due to the use of cell phones is one of the most commonly ignored hazards in traffic, which is why we now want to oppose it by setting these cameras, » said the Minister of the Federal Province of the Federal Power-Falac Michael Elbing when setting up the first so-called. monocam with the A60 highway near Mainz.

Elbing explained that one second of negligence by looking at a cellphone at 100 km/h means that the driver « blindly » crossed 30 meters.

Last year, over 1,000 traffic accidents were recorded in the alignment of Falacka alone and three killed, which were caused by negligence due to the use of cell phones.

Drivers caught with a cell phone in their hand will be fined 100 euros and one penalty point in the central driver’s register.

In the neighboring Netherlands, where the so -called so -called Monocam, the sentence is significantly higher and is 430 euros.

According to the Mainz police, four drivers with a cellphone in their hand were recorded in the first hour after the camera activation.

The German Automobile Club (ADAC) warned of a huge amount of data that stored these cameras by shooting all vehicles in traffic.

« Therefore, it is important that only those photos are stored where the software recognizes the driver with a camera in his hand, » ADAC said.