Mobile speed cameras have been re-introduced to reduce the rad toll.

The re-introduction of mobile speed cameras was announced by the NSW Government as part of a $170 million package to curb the states rising road toll. The Government's commitment to cameras is based on well documented evidence about the relationship between speeding and road trauma.

Mobile speed cameras will operate state-wide and enforcement will be conducted at all times, on all types of roads. Mobile speed cameras are aimed to ensure that motorists slow down and drive within the speed limit everywhere.

Drivers are reminded that if they drive within the speed limit they will not be booked for speeding.


How are mobile speed camera locations determined
Mobile speed cameras will be located at sites which meet specific criteria. The criteria were developed by the RTA's NSW Centre for Road Safety in consultation with the NSW police force and the NRMA motoring and Services.

The selection criteria include (any of) the following:

*That the location was previously used by the NSW Police force to conduct mobile speed camera enforcement.

*Frequency and severity of crashes at that location.

*The site conditions at the location are appropriate for mobile speed camera enforcement and meet both the technical requirements for mobile speed camera enforcement and the safety requirements for camera operators and members of the pubic.

*Further evidence of a speeding problem using police intelligence (including events that pose a road safety concern) and/or vehicle speeds.

*The location is difficult to enforce using conventional methods.

And if you are caught?

It will now cost you more. On July 1, the RTA road transport fees and charges increased by 1.83% in line with the CPI.

In addition, speeding fines also increased by 5% as part of the road toll response package.

You could be a hero too ToranaGuy if you take care of your state cameras. lol

It has been well documented that the new cameras only allow a 2km/h tolerance. Sure its easy to say don't speed but what about the millions of people who drive cars built pre 2006 where the ADR's state that a tolerance of 10% either way is acceptable. Even the cops think the new mobile speed cameras are unfair. So much so that we now have 2 tolerance levels with regards to speeding. 10% for if you get picked up by a police officer and 2km/h if you get picked up by a Macquaire Bank car.

Where does your don't speed mantra fit in now?

Even if I was to take my eyes of the speedo and go over the speed limit say just between 80-83kmh, there's no way for me to tell as the needle almost takes up the 5km speed increments as specified by the ADRs.


The bloody ADR's specifically says every car must have a speed increment of 5, 10 & 20. that is the design rule!
By-passing the design rules and inserting the 2kmh- 4kmh speed threshold only suggest it's one big f**k revenue entrapment no way of telling if the 1kmh over is actually 1kmh with the speed needle and the small space between the 5km speed increment ... FFS, I feel like running over a bureaucrat right now!!!

That's the thing that pisses me off the most, they just don't seem to care if you drive a pre July 2006 built car!

Don't speed is all well & good, but you can only go by what your instrumentation is telling you!

If i ever again get rear ended at a red light camera, i will be sending the bill for the repair or write off value to the camera operator, because red light camera's have statically been proved to INCREASE accidents at their intersections.....

Cheers

ToranaGuy