Traffic cameras to catch drivers using mobile phone

Doha: Traffic authorities have enabled a system to catch people using mobile phone while driving through CCTV cameras installed on roads, an official has said.  

“A violation has been recorded against a woman for using her mobile phone while driving her car with children on board, causing distraction in driving,” said Director of Traffic Awareness Department of the General Directorate of Traffic, Colonel Dr. Muhammad Radi Al Hajri.

Speaking in a Qatar Radio programme recently, he said a system has been activated for monitoring motorists using mobile phones while driving through CCTV cameras, especially those installed at traffic signals. He said the mobile phone use while driving has become the most common problem which distracts motorists from careful driving. “Mobile phone is no more a means of just taking or making calls. It has become a means of multiple communications, making users semi-addictive even while they are at homes,” said Al Hajri.