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0 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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An artificial intelligence trial identified almost 19,000 potential driving offences in Birmingham and Wolverhampton in just two weeks.
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West Midlands mayor Richard Parker called the findings "shocking" saying the number of drivers putting themselves and others at risk was "far higher than we expected".
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we → call → risk
The trial used AI-powered cameras outside Ladywood and Fallings Park fire stations in March to identify potential seatbelt and mobile phone offences.
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trial → use → offences
The images they captured included a front-seat passenger holding a small child on their lap without a seatbelt and a driver holding a mobile phone with both hands.
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Dozens of images showed children travelling without age-appropriate restraints.
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children → show → restraints
At Ladywood, the technology identified 11,045 potential seatbelt offences and 1,163 potential mobile phone offences.
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technology → identify → offences
At Fallings Park, it recorded 6,030 potential seatbelt offences and 757 potential mobile phone offences.
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it → record → offences
Parker said: "The number of people risking their own lives and the lives of others, including some very young children, is frankly shocking and far higher than we expected.
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"I've met families who have lost loved ones to reckless driving," he added.
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"They never recover from those tragedies."
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He said he would use "every resource available" to make roads safer as the findings were reviewed.
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The trial was funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority working with the police and fire service.
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No enforcement is planned as a result of the trial, which was intended to establish the potential scale of mobile phone use and failures to use child restraints.
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which → plan → restraints
Simon Foster, West Midlands police and crime commissioner and chairman of the region's road safety partnership board, said the findings were "deeply concerning".
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"We are closely evaluating these trial results to consider how this advanced AI technology can be deployed for future police enforcement," he added.
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he → evaluate → enforcement
"We will use every effective tool at our disposal to ensure our roads are safer."
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roads → use → disposal
Mat MacDonald, the West Midlands road safety commissioner, said mobile phone use at the wheel and failing to wear a seatbelt were two of the leading causes of death and serious injury on the region's roads.
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use → say → roads
The WMCA said road safety data for last year showed mobile phone use was linked to 32 deaths on UK roads while unfastened seatbelts were linked to 133 deaths.
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seatbelts → say → deaths
About 2,000 drivers a year in the West Midlands are fined and given penalty points for using a phone while driving.
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drivers → fin → phone
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