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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Victorian Government's speed camera cash cows

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/coffers-boosted-475-every-minute/story-fn7x8me2-1226116990407

Victorian Government's speed camera cash cows

Keith Moor From: Herald Sun August 18, 2011 12:00AM

Victorian Government's speed camera cash cows

Keith Moor From: Herald Sun August 18, 2011 12:00AM
MORE than 1.3 million motorists paid almost $250 million in speed and red light camera fines in the past year.

That boosted State Government coffers by $475 for every minute of 2010-11.

Figures obtained by the Herald Sun reveal most motorists were fined for doing less than 10km/h over the limit.

By far the biggest revenue raisers of all 435 traffic cameras in Victoria were the four speed cameras mounted on the Melbourne-bound side of Forsyth Rd bridge on the Princes Freeway at Hop-pers Crossing.

They collected $4.14 million from 24,410 motorists.

The second biggest earners were the cameras mounted across three lanes of the Frankston Freeway off-ramp at the intersection of Dandenong-Frankston Rd.

They snapped 16,425 motorists, who paid $3.19 million in fines.

MORE than 1.3 million motorists paid almost $250 million in speed and red light camera fines in the past year.

That boosted State Government coffers by $475 for every minute of 2010-11.

Figures obtained by the Herald Sun reveal most motorists were fined for doing less than 10km/h over the limit.

By far the biggest revenue raisers of all 435 traffic cameras in Victoria were the four speed cameras mounted on the Melbourne-bound side of Forsyth Rd bridge on the Princes Freeway at Hop-pers Crossing.

They collected $4.14 million from 24,410 motorists.

The second biggest earners were the cameras mounted across three lanes of the Frankston Freeway off-ramp at the intersection of Dandenong-Frankston Rd.

They snapped 16,425 motorists, who paid $3.19 million in fines.

Full details of traffic camera fines for 2010-11 will be on the Department of Justice's website, camerassavelives,vic.gov.au

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