Tamoios starts using cameras to catch drivers using their cell phones and without seat belts starting this Saturday (7)

Rodovia dos Tamoios starts using cameras this Saturday (7) to catch drivers using their cell phones or not wearing seat belts. Monitoring will cover all stretches under concession.

The recorded images will be sent to the Military Highway Police. The corporation will be responsible for imposing fines on caught drivers.

Handling a cell phone is a very serious offense, generating a fine of R$293.47. Talking to the device without touching it is a medium infraction and costs R$ 130.16.

Not wearing a seat belt is a serious infraction, with a penalty of R$195.23. The fine is individual per passenger without the device.

A lawyer specializing in traffic positively evaluated the reinforcement in inspection. One driver interviewed highlighted the importance of maintaining the habit on the route.

The Tamoios Highway (SP-99), which connects São José dos Campos to Caraguatatuba, starts using, from this Saturday (7), a new camera monitoring system to identify drivers who use their cell phones while driving or fail to wear their seat belts.

The equipment will monitor the stretches under concession, which include the Planalto, the Access Roads, the Serra Antiga, the Serra Nova and the Contornos.

The cameras will record infractions and forward the images to the Military Highway Police, responsible for monitoring the road and imposing fines.

The concessionaire responsible for the highway did not inform how many cameras will be used for monitoring nor the points where the equipment is installed.

Using a cell phone while driving

The system will identify drivers who hold or handle their cell phones while driving. According to the Brazilian Traffic Code (CTB), this conduct is considered a very serious infraction.

The fine is R$293.47, in addition to seven points on the National Driving License (CNH).

Talking on a cell phone while driving, even without touching the device, is also a traffic violation. In this case, the infraction is average, with a fine of R$130.16 and four points on the driver's license.

During the report, a lawyer specializing in traffic law positively evaluated the reinforcement of highway inspections.

Lack of seat belt

Camera surveillance will also be used to identify drivers and passengers who are not wearing seat belts.

According to the CTB, failing to use the equipment is a serious infraction, with a fine of R$ 195.23 and five points on the driver's license.

According to the specialist lawyer interviewed by the report, the infraction is individual and can be applied to each person who is not wearing a seat belt.

The use of the equipment is mandatory for all vehicle occupants. In the report, a driver interviewed highlighted the importance of the habit and said that he also advises his children to wear seat belts during journeys.