NRMA's answers to driver distraction as Hunter police say illegal use of mobile phones getting worse

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Updated September 19 2017 - 8:11am, first published September 18 2017 - 6:03pm
BUSTED: A motorist is captured on camera using their phone while driving during the Newcastle Herald's roadside survey last month.
BUSTED: A motorist is captured on camera using their phone while driving during the Newcastle Herald's roadside survey last month.

TECHNOLOGY is the “missing link” to combat mobile phone use while driving, according to a new NRMA report, which has also recommended increased police detection of mobile phone use, scrapping “outdated” road rules and improving crash data.

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Brodie Owen is a police reporter for the Newcastle Herald.

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