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The number of mobile and fixed speed cameras across the state will jump sharply in a major upgrade announced by the NSW government today.
Unveiling the government's new "speed camera strategy", the roads minister, Duncan Gay, revealed the number of locations hosting red-light speed cameras would more than double and there would be a seven-fold increase in the number of hours monitored by mobile speed cameras.
Mr Gay conceded the measures would raise extra revenue, but he said the government would ensure it all went on road safety.
"This government for the first time will ensure money raised from speed, red light and point-to-point cameras will go directly towards improving road safety," the minister said.
"The NSW government has a responsibility to reduce death and injury on NSW roads by getting motorists to slow down," he said.
Under a package of changes, there will also be increased and larger signage to alert motorists to red-light and speed cameras.
And the public will be given the chance to nominate locations where they think a speed camera should be located.
Within the next two years, the number of intersections with red-light speed cameras will increase from 91 to 200.
In addition, the number of mobile speed camera cars across the state will rise from six to 45. By the middle of next year those cars will operate for 7000 hours a month using about 2500 locations, compared to 930 hours a month at the moment.
But they will also be more generously marked. The government will ensure there are two signs on the approach to mobile speed cameras as opposed to one, and two signs following the camera saying "Your Speed Has Been Checked."
The signs will also double in size.
Mr Gay said he had stopped plans by the previous Labor government to operate mobile speed cameras for 12,500 hours a month.
Coalition MPs repeatedly derided the former government for using speed cameras as revenue raisers.
In response to an Auditor-General's report into speed cameras last year, which found they were not primarily used as revenue raisers, Mr Gay turned off 38 speed cameras.
The minister has already turned one of those cameras back on, at Urunga on the Pacific Highway, and at Epping Gymea and Clunes.
It will now reactivate another three: at Spit Road, the Spit; Eastern Arterial Road at Gordon; and Eastern Valley Way at North Willoughby.
The number of mobile and fixed speed cameras across the state will jump sharply in a major upgrade announced by the NSW government today.
Unveiling the government's new "speed camera strategy", the roads minister, Duncan Gay, revealed the number of locations hosting red-light speed cameras would more than double and there would be a seven-fold increase in the number of hours monitored by mobile speed cameras.
Mr Gay conceded the measures would raise extra revenue, but he said the government would ensure it all went on road safety.
"This government for the first time will ensure money raised from speed, red light and point-to-point cameras will go directly towards improving road safety," the minister said.
"The NSW government has a responsibility to reduce death and injury on NSW roads by getting motorists to slow down," he said.
Under a package of changes, there will also be increased and larger signage to alert motorists to red-light and speed cameras.
And the public will be given the chance to nominate locations where they think a speed camera should be located.
Within the next two years, the number of intersections with red-light speed cameras will increase from 91 to 200.
In addition, the number of mobile speed camera cars across the state will rise from six to 45. By the middle of next year those cars will operate for 7000 hours a month using about 2500 locations, compared to 930 hours a month at the moment.
But they will also be more generously marked. The government will ensure there are two signs on the approach to mobile speed cameras as opposed to one, and two signs following the camera saying "Your Speed Has Been Checked."
The signs will also double in size.
Mr Gay said he had stopped plans by the previous Labor government to operate mobile speed cameras for 12,500 hours a month.
Coalition MPs repeatedly derided the former government for using speed cameras as revenue raisers.
In response to an Auditor-General's report into speed cameras last year, which found they were not primarily used as revenue raisers, Mr Gay turned off 38 speed cameras.
The minister has already turned one of those cameras back on, at Urunga on the Pacific Highway, and at Epping Gymea and Clunes.
It will now reactivate another three: at Spit Road, the Spit; Eastern Arterial Road at Gordon; and Eastern Valley Way at North Willoughby.
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