[Link] Infrastructure Bill's Drunk Driving Tech Mandate Leaves Some Privacy Advocates Nervous

Read: 14/11/2021 gizmodo.com

The recently passed $1 trillion infrastructure package is jam-packed with initiatives but sprinkled in there amid alongside $17 billion in funding for road safety programs is a mandate requiring carmakers to implement monitoring systems to identify and stop drunk drivers.

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[Link] Motorist fined after CCTV confuses his number plate with woman’s T-shirt

Read: 19/10/2021 www.theguardian.com

David Knight was baffled when he received a fine for driving in a bus lane in Bath – about 120 miles away from his home.

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[Link] Incredible find on 173km/hr P-plater’s phone

Read: 9/10/2021 www.news.com.au

The young tradie was spotted speeding in a white Toyota HiLux on the M1 Motorway near Berowra in northern Sydney at 5.40pm on Monday. The 19-year-old P-plater driver was travelling 173km/hr in a 110km/hr zone.

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