By Danielle Collis
Publication Date: 2026-03-03 01:14:00
Motorists in Western Australia are pushing back against the state’s AI-powered road cameras, calling some of the fines “unfair” and demanding an urgent change to how the system works.
The backlash has intensified in recent weeks as motorists voiced their opinions after being hit with hundreds of dollars in fines and multiple penalty points.
One of the cases involved father Paul Ferry, from Washington, who was driving between Mindarie and Mandurah when his 85-year-old mother momentarily removed her seatbelt from her body to speak to the children in the back seat.
That decision was captured by one of the state’s new AI cameras on the first day of double errors over Christmas.
Mr. Ferry received a $550 fine and eight penalty points. His mother was “ashamed” and “didn’t stop crying,” he told Yahoo News.
Another driver, disability support worker Elli Figomnari, was cited for four violations after her neurodivergent client repeatedly violated seatbelt rules while behind the wheel.
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