Australia's most populous state is setting up camerasas part of an effort to reduce the number of people preoccupied with wireless devices while they drive.Andrew Constance is Minister for Transport and Roads in the southeastern state of New South Wales.He said Monday that New South Wales would be the first area in the world to use the technologyto punish drivers distracted with telephone calls, social media or text messages.Road safety experts are concerned about the growing number of accidents involving drivers using smartphones on the state's roads.They say drivers who use phones while driving greatly increase their chances of being involved in an accident.Constance said that the New South Wales government plans to place 45 Mobile Phone Detection Cameras across the state by December.The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported his comments.Each phone detection unit contains two cameras.One camera takes pictures of a vehicle's registration plate.
