AI cameras catch 590 people without seatbelts in Devon and Cornwall - BBC

Nearly 600 radical person been caught by constabulary not wearing seatbelts connected Devon and Cornwall roads since the extremity of September.

The incidents were detected by Aecom cameras, which usage artificial quality (AI) to seizure offences.

The cameras caught 590 radical not wearing seatbelts and 40 radical driving portion utilizing a mobile phone.

Police person described the figures arsenic "alarming".

They person been released by Devon and Cornwall Police to people the extremity of nationalist roadworthy information week.

A full of 2,057 speeding offences were detected, on with 101 radical not wearing seatbelts, and 9 drivers utilizing mobile phones.

Ch Insp Ben Asprey said failing to deterioration seatbelts and utilizing mobile phones were "contributory factors successful superior wounded collision".

He said speeding besides accrued the hazard of superior wounded and warned constabulary were retired connected the roadworthy "every azygous week".

Last twelvemonth determination were 47 roadworthy deaths and 647 superior injuries connected Devon and Cornwall's roads.

He added: "These are not conscionable numbers, these are mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, children, champion friends and loved ones.

"Please thrust wrong the velocity limits, enactment your telephone retired of show truthful you won't beryllium tempted to usage it, oregon acceptable your phones mode to bash not distract - and ever deterioration a seatbelt."

Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council's furniture subordinate for Highway Management, said they aimed to halve the fig of radical killed and earnestly injured connected the roads by 2030.