On your bike! The new technique the police are using to catch drivers texting at the wheel Photo posted online of a bike police officer ticketing driver for using their phone The caption to the photo says it was taken on Flinders Street in Melbourne Commenters on the photo were overwhelmingly in favour of the tactic By Brett Lackey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:10 BST, 23 May 2019 | Updated: 08:45 BST, 23 May 2019 44 shares Viewcomments Commuters are being warned that bicycle police officers are on the lookout for drivers using their mobile phones behind the wheel. A photo posted online on Thursday shows a bicycle police officer writing a ticket to the driver of a hatchback stopped in traffic on Melbourne's Flinders Street. Commenters on the photo online were generally in favour of the police using this tactic. 'Yeah they have been doing it for some time now,' one commenter said on the post. A photo posted online on Thursday shows a bicycle police officer writing a ticket to the driver of a hatchback stopped in traffic on Melbourne's Flinders Street 'And so they should be! Don't use your phone whilst behind the wheel,' another said. Although one quick thinking viewer noticed the officer is on the passenger side of the vehicle. 'What's he booking the passenger for using a phone?' the commenter said. Using your mobile phone while driving is an offence in every state and territory. The only acceptable time to use your phone while behind the wheel is if mounted and using hands-free or if the ignition is switched off. The current fines in New South Wales for using your mobile phone while behind the wheel are $337 or $448 if in a school zone. Along with the fine drivers will also be deducted five demerit points for the offence. The photo follows photos posted online in November last year of police officers posing as car window washers to catch drivers on their phones, The current fines in New South Wales for using your mobile phone while behind the wheel are $337 or $448 if in a school zone Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility