A woman expressed her frustration after she was fined hundreds of dollars for wearing her seat belt below her breast.
Alice Brennan, a New South Wales woman, said she was fined $410 after she was caught making a small mistake while she was a passenger in a car.
‘I JUST RECEIVED A FINE OF $410 FOR TEMPORARILY WEARING MY SEAT BELT THIS WAY. Surely that’s not correct?’ Ms. Brennan wrote on LinkedIn.
One photo showed Brennan sitting in the front with the seat belt crossed diagonally across her stomach, rather than in the standard position over her shoulder.
Social media users sympathized with Ms Brennan and criticized the fine.
‘That’s completely ridiculous! Appeal if you can!’ another wrote.
Another response offered Ms. Brennan some helpful advice.
‘Take him to court and say your boob hurt. Honestly, unless seat belt schemes are legislated, you will be off the hook,” they wrote.
A passenger from New South Wales posted on social media how she was fined $410 for not wearing a seatbelt correctly.
“This has been captured by AI (increasingly) or by a human being who has no judgment (also increasingly).”
One woman said she finds it difficult to wear her seat belt as usual due to a medical problem.
“I have a portable catheter for chemotherapy and the seat belt goes through it, which is painful at times,” he said.
Mandatory seat belt use came into effect in New South Wales on July 1.
He Transport for New South Wales The website states that the seat belt detection cameras work by using “existing mobile phone detection cameras to capture clear images of passing vehicles in all weather and traffic conditions.”
“Artificial intelligence (AI) software automatically reviews images and detects potential crimes,” it reads.
The website adds images “that likely show that the seat belt is not worn or worn incorrectly and are then verified by trained personnel.”
To address privacy concerns, the website states that images rejected by the AI are “permanently and irremediably deleted, typically within an hour of their detection.”
Drivers who break the law risk a fine of $410 plus three demerit points.
Transport for New South Wales website Warns of the dangers of not wearing the seat belt correctly.
“The CrashLab of the Center for Road Safety analyzed the impact of a collision at 60 km/hour with the seat belt placed incorrectly, under the arm,” it reads.
‘The force of a sudden stop caused the dummy to be thrown forward and its torso to bend in half.
“In real life, such force could cause injuries to the liver, spleen or abdomen that could lead to death or serious injury.”