JOHN GRAHAM MLCSHADOW MINISTER FOR ROADS
The NSW Opposition is calling on the Government to the reinstate warning signs before mobile speed cameras following the release of an inquiry report into mobile speed camera enforcement programs in NSW.
The parliamentary inquiry conducted by the Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety and emphasises the importance of overt enforcement for driver education, safety, and public confidence in the mobile speed camera program.
The report spells out how the decision to remove mobile speed camera signage by the NSW Government in November 2020 had did not meet community expectations:
“The NSW Government’s decision to install signage on mobile speed camera detection vehicles does not meet community expectations about making mobile speed cameras more overt. Visible signage should be used to warn drivers of the camera’s presence and notify them of the posted speed limit.”
The decision to remove signage combined with steep increases in fines revenue has led to community concerns about Government revenue raising.
The report warns that unless concerns are addressed “the Committee considers there is a risk that public cynicism towards the mobile speed camera program, fuelled by the November 2020 changes, will continue.”
Shadow Minister for Roads John Graham said:
“This Government dominated committee report is scathing about the Government’s warning sign policy. Like former Roads Minister Duncan Gay and the Opposition, it calls for change.”
“We are calling for the Government to reinstate these warning signs in front of mobile speed cameras.”
