The backlash has intensified over the past few weeks as drivers speak out after being fined hundreds of dollars and multiple demerit points.
One of the cases involved WA father Paul Ferry, who was driving between Mindarie and Mandurah when his 85-year-old mother briefly pulled her seatbelt away from her body to speak to children in the back seat.
That decision was captured by one of the state’s new AI cameras on the first day of double demerits over Christmas.
Mr Ferry received a $550 fine and eight demerit points.
His mother was “mortified” and “hasn’t stopped crying”, he told Yahoo News.
Another driver, disability support worker Elli Figomnari, was issued four infringement notices after her neurodivergent client repeatedly breached seatbelt rules while she was behind the wheel.
MORE: AI road cameras rake in $100m as drivers fight fines She told ABC she now risks losing her licence despite having a 20-year clean record.
Under WA’s current system, camera-detected seatbelt offences operate under strict liability, meaning the driver can be penalised regardless of intent or awareness.
WA’s Road Safety Commission said it is....
