Perth’s fixed speed camera fleet is expected to be boosted by Friday, as part of a police rollout to target speedsters. it will bring the total amount of fixed cameras in Perth to five However, WA ranks lowest across the nation in the fixed camera tally. It is believed New South Wales leads the states with 130 fixed speed cameras, Victoria ranks second with 22, and Queensland and South Australia follow with 15. New Zealand also has implemented 56 speed cameras. The Office of Road Safety has endorsed the use of fixed speed cameras, citing their merit from a commissioned report by academic Professor Max Cameron. In his findings, Professor Cameron says fixed speed cameras lead to a reduction in crashes. "The average reduction in casualty crashes at fixed camera sites across all studies was 26.2 per cent," the report said. "The average reduction in serious casualty crashes was 53.3 percent, about twice the magnitude." Opposition transport spokesman Ken Travers said Labor supported measures to tackle speeding, but favoured point-to-point cameras.
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