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Too many drivers still caught using phones as police bring in new spy tech

- CHRIS GEE

POLICE in Greater Manchester plan to use artificial intelligence roadside cameras to detect people scrolling and messaging on phones while driving.

The force say the 'spy in the sky' technology will not only be able to spot those with a phone to their ear, but those using handsets lower down in the vehicle.

The technology, which can also detect those not wearing a seatbelt, is currently being used on a trial basis in Greater Manchester on the M6 motorway, targeting heavy goods vehicle drivers to find out the scale of the issue.

Chief Inspector Michael Parker revealed the plans to use the technology on the region's roads at a meeting of the Bee Network transport committee.