Nsw - Speed & Red Light Camera Combo

[Mastika]

Just got this from a friend:

The 1st 50 red light cameras to be converted to speed cameras are operational as of 18th Dec.

Heres a link to the RTA website that provides info on them as well as their locations at the bottom of that page. I have attached the file as well.

Closest one to Dayspring is Showground Rd and Victoria Rd.

Theres also one at the Baulkham Hills intersection 7hills rd and Windsor rd.

You may want to pass the word around.

They are identifiable by their new sign: “Safety Camera” Unfortunately, by the time you see the sign it will be too late to slow down. They do not give warning like normal fixed speed cameras.

Safety camera FAQs

This is for Sydney BTW

safety_camera_locations.pdf

[pharkit]

They're not all red light/speed cameras. The majority will be red light cameras only. There will be 4 that double up as speed cameras, these 4 the RTA will disclose. There will be another 5 that are rotated at 25 different interesections so you never know where they are. A lot of the ones that are announced for the CBD area don't exist so I guess they will roll them out over the coming months. It's a matter of time before they convert all of them to speed/red light cameras.

Can't wait to vote against labor next election, they're way too concerned with getting our money rather than getting on with their jobs. Melbourne and Perth sh*t all over our roads in terms of quality and safety. They should be focused on providing roads that are on par with the rest of the developed world instead of figuring out ways to get their hands in our pockets.

[Dagabond]

I dunno.... I agree with redlight cameras they have there place.

Mind you if they timed the friggin things on main roads correctly and you could get a straight run without stopping at every set...

Stupid idiotic freeway cams on the other hand... :banghead: :banghead:

[X-WING]

Man that sort of sh*t fires me up. They recently dropped the entire Brisbane CBD to 40km/h to make it safer for cyclists and pedestrians...HELLO, THE ROADS WERE PUT THERE FOR F*CKING CARS YOU F*CKING MORONS! Because of impatient idiots that either couldn't wait for the little green man to cross the road, or jaywalk, too many were getting mown down. I'm all for natural selection.

Farkin joke

Farkin Harold Farkin Scrubby...I'd drive up on the footpath if required to mow him down FFS :banghead:

hey TAB I guess you dont like too when the bike riders use your front guard to balance on instead of putting their foot on the ground

[tab]

lol...they don't like me after they do it that's for sure.

[dule]

FROM THE RTA WEBSITE

Will signage be installed warning motorists of the approaching cameras?

Yes there will be a sign warning motorists on the approach to safety cameras. The sign will have the text “SAFETY CAMERA AHEAD”, explaining that the main function of the new cameras is to improve the safety of the intersection – by reducing crashes caused by speeding and drivers running red-lights.

I love this part...

So has the law changed in regards to speed camera signs or something? I completely support the red light cameras but speed cameras with no signs are rubbish, if the point was to slow someone down through a particularly dangerous intersection then you put a sign up.

Will they say where the combo cameras are?

In regards to cyclists, I saw one the other day balancing on a cab because he couldn't be f*cked putting he's foot down, if it was me I'd do my best to run him down.

[Dillz]

Lol, we've had these for years.

Damn backwards states.

[RegSpec]

Man that sort of sh*t fires me up. They recently dropped the entire Brisbane CBD to 40km/h to make it safer for cyclists and pedestrians...HELLO, THE ROADS WERE PUT THERE FOR F*CKING CARS YOU F*CKING MORONS! Because of impatient idiots that either couldn't wait for the little green man to cross the road, or jaywalk, too many were getting mown down. I'm all for natural selection.

Farkin joke

Farkin Harold Farkin Scrubby...I'd drive up on the footpath if required to mow him down FFS :banghead:

trust tab to tell it like it is......

I'd like to catch him crossing the road too'

[pharkit]

So has the law changed in regards to speed camera signs or something? I completely support the red light cameras but speed cameras with no signs are rubbish, if the point was to slow someone down through a particularly dangerous intersection then you put a sign up.

Will they say where the combo cameras are?

Yes the roads minister tried to introduce mobile speed cameras earlier this year, ones that are hidden and I think rotated? He backed down mainly because of opposition from the NRMA. So they waited for a particularly bad weekend where there were 4-5 deaths in NSW on the roads then quickly introduced these instead. I guess by labeling them as 'Safety' cameras they can bypass the normal speed camera rule of having to have 3 signs shown prior.

To make their point, they released graphics images to the media (taken by Red Light Cameras) that showed accidents occurring at intersections (Cars slamming into other cars and bicycles etc). What no one seemed to mention though was these images prove how inept the cameras are, since the vehicle at fault obviously saw the 'RED LIGHT CAMERA AHEAD' sign and still drove through!!

I'm all for driver safety and lowering the road toll, which is why this sh*ts me so much. By the Government's own findings the majority of deaths on the roads are NOT due to negligent driving but because of the condition of the roads! This amounts to 50% of road deaths. Red light cameras/Speed cameras = Revenue... Fact! Based on their own conclusions reached in the national road safety strategy.

[NVT]

Anyone know what the go is in WA?

I've seen a couple of 'new' camera designs around, and I sh*t myself any time I go past them...

One on the corner of Carrington and Leach - Any thoughts?

Dan