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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n Save this article for later<\/p>\n Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n Got it<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Perth motorists among the hundreds who have copped fines after being snapped by AI traffic cameras are taking their fight to court.<\/p>\n More than 40,000 fines have been issued in the past six months.<\/p>\n Perth driver Olivia Wood is contesting the penalty she received after her eight-year-old\u2019s seatbelt shuffle was snapped by a camera on the Kwinana Freeway in Salter Point.<\/p>\n Wood was hit with eight demerit points and a $550 fine, which almost cost her licence.<\/p>\n \u201cI always make sure that my kids have their seatbelts in at the beginning of the trip and throughout the whole trip,\u201d she told 9News Perth.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can actually see her seatbelt is plugged in, she may have momentarily adjusted her knee.\u201d<\/p>\n The Perth nurse is one of a growing number of motorists who plan to fight their infringements in court.<\/p>\n WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch maintained his hardline stance on road safety on Wednesday.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want people to make sure at the start of the trip that adults in the car are wearing seatbelts, kids are wearing seatbelts and they continue to do so but that doesn\u2019t neglect looking out the windscreen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople can do both things at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n The Road Safety Commission has also released a video instructing drivers how to strap in.<\/p>\n Related Article Ross Taylor, the former chair of the WA branch of the Chartered Institute of Transport, is preparing to go to court, too.<\/p>\n Taylor said his granddaughter shifted her seatbelt, landing his daughter in hot water.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a single mum with three neurodivergent children, having her car is really fundamental to getting the children to medical appointments, to school,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Taylor has started an email account to help others in the same situation, and has so far received about 200 responses.<\/p>\n \u201cAbsolutely 100 per cent of the people that have made contact with me, in every occasion, they acted honestly and reasonably at the beginning of the journey to make sure their passengers were correctly buckled in and also throughout the journey the passenger was completely and continuously bucked in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Among them is a front-seat passenger with a shoulder injury wearing their seatbelt off to the site, which saw the driver hit with eight demerit points and a $550 fine.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, a new mother with mastitis who moved the seatbelt off her sore chest was caught twice and slapped with $1100 in fines.<\/p>\n The Road Safety Commission is reviewing WA\u2019s AI camera legislation and penalties, with recommendations expected next year.<\/p>\n Related Article In the meantime, lawyers are preparing to challenge this spate of seatbelt fines in court.<\/p>\n Perella Legal barrister and solicitor Tom Dellar said they had been approached by a group with more than 80 potential clients aggrieved by their fines and wanting to explore their legal options.<\/p>\n \u201cThe cameras only capture a single moment in time,\u201d Dellar said.<\/p>\n \u201cIf the driver honestly believed their passenger was properly belted up and it was reasonable for the driver to believe that then they may have a defence.\u201d<\/p>\n However, Blanch remained firm: one in five deaths on WA roads is seatbelt-related, and 2026 began with Perth\u2019s highest road deaths in years.<\/p>\n \u201cWear it properly,\u201d the police commissioner said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s designed a certain way by very smart people, much smarter than me, that it\u2019s worn without a twist, so it can best save your life.\u201d<\/p>\n 9News Perth<\/p>\n Start the day with a summary of the day\u2019s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"Ross](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ccbd9b50c310598aacd3f47aef73865bba2f7174fafe75201fbf503a3358fd80.jpeg\")
Ross Taylor is among many challenging the penalties handed down after being snapped by Perth\u2019s AI traffic cameras.9News Perth<\/p>\n![\"AI](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773856271_27_00438237f14a895d29c44eff038fd32b5c4bc99dd352e260271590ecc1d40d87.jpeg\")
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