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6940 - Transport and Roads - MOBILE SPEED CAMERAS – SAFETY AND REVENUE

Nile, Fred to the Special Minister of State, and Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts representing the Minister for Transport and Roads

(1) If mobile speed cameras truly do save lives then why not increase their number at key dangerous points with warning signs so as to slow down drivers rather than allow them to speed without heed?

(a) How much revenue has been generated since the removal of warning signs for mobile speed cameras?

(i) How does this compare to previous years with warning signs for mobile speed cameras?
Answer -

I am advised:

(1) The purpose of the NSW mobile speed camera program is to deter motorists from speeding at all times, not only when they see speed enforcement.

Best practice evidence shows that this is achieved through less visible enforcement, operating randomly across a large number of locations. This unpredictability of speed enforcement that could occur any time or anywhere, encourages drivers to comply with speed limits at all times. This reduces the risk of a speed-related crash across the entire road network, and associated trauma.

(a) This is a matter for the Minister for Finance and Small Business.

Question asked on 22 July 2021 (session 57-1) and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 546
Answer received on 12 August 2021 and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 561

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