The signs use infrared technology to detect unsafe driving habits. They can tell if you’re not wearing a seatbelt and if you’re holding your phone.
KING COUNTY, Wash. — New technology may soon catch drivers texting and driving on King County roads.
Four new “SmartSigns” are out on the streets now as a part of a pilot program that will go until the end of July.
The signs don’t use cameras and do not issue tickets or citations. Instead, they use infrared heat detection technology to detect unsafe driving habits. The technology then alerts the driver on a digital sign and collects the data
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