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Re:Australia uses new technology to catch drivers on phones by letmeinhere on Monday September 23, 2019 @02:47PM (#21052143)
What do you mean by "filter"?
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Re:Australia uses new technology to catch drivers on phones by jachee on Monday September 23, 2019 @02:52PM (#21052211)
I believe they mean riding a motorcycle in the gap between two lanes of traffic, thus "filtering" through the static traffic to the front.
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Re:Australia uses new technology to catch drivers on phones by reaperducer on Monday September 23, 2019 @05:30PM (#21053934)
It's worth noting that this is legal in some places. Not everyone on HN may be aware of that. I know I was surprised when I first saw it.
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Re:Australia uses new technology to catch drivers on phones by ludston on Monday September 23, 2019 @07:45PM (#21054989)
It's legal in NSW Australia so long as traffic is not moving.
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Re:Australia uses new technology to catch drivers on phones by hnick on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @03:51AM (#21057561)
It's legal in traffic moving up to 30 km/h (including the rider) actually.

https://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/stayingsafe/motorcyc...

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Re:Australia uses new technology to catch drivers on phones by cmroanirgo on Monday September 23, 2019 @06:09PM (#21054276)
The long name is "lane filtering".

I've seen an increase of motorcycle cops lane filtering at traffic lights, looking into the laps of the drivers. If there's a phone there, they're booked.

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