"The technology will not be used as an "enforcement tool", the forces said, but was instead aimed at educating motorists..."<p>I hope there will be enforcement tools in the near future and I believe the fines and other forms of punishment should be very high. First offence could mean no driving for a month along with a huge fine that is based on salary, second offence something along the lines of losing your license completely and having to go through the complete process of examination, etc after a year of reflection without driving, again with a hefty fine. Apparently you weren't that interesting in driving to begin with, in the bus you can look at your phone all you want. Third offence means you don't get a license for 20 years. Killing/injuring someone while using your phone in the car should result into some form of prison sentence.<p>In my eyes there is 0 excuse for being engaged with your phone in the car in any other form than passively while using it for navigation. The worst are people who are looking at messages and writing.<p>A few weeks ago I was almost hit by a driver who sped over the crossing I was walking on. I was paying attention enough to see him with his phone in his hand, looking at something on the screen, never looking up and I was just able to stop walking. I don't know if I'd been killed if I weren't paying attention, but it wouldn't have been pretty.<p>I don't even care that much about myself though, I already have little faith in people's ability to drive properly so I pay attention and hope that keeps saving me. What I worry about are my children, who are bound to make some mistakes when crossing streets, etc, them being kids after all. The idea of someone killing them because they had to make a lame joke in a group chat in order to earn some emoji-based kudos is insane yet somehow not impossible.