NSW Parliament has passed legislation that will enable average speed cameras to be used for all vehicles.
Previously, average speed cameras have only been used in NSW to monitor the speed of heavy vehicles but the passage of this legislation now brings NSW into line with all other Australian mainland states and the ACT where the technology is an integral part of their speed enforcement programs.
Two trials will be conducted on limited stretches of the Pacific and Hume highway in regional NSW to assess whether these measures reduce speeding at these locations, improve safety and prevent injuries and fatalities.
Trials are proposed to begin with a 60-day period in which speeding drivers will receive a warning letter rather than a fine before normal enforcement, including fines and demerit points, begin.
Recently, Northern Tablelands MP Brendan Moylan spoke about the cameras and believes if the trial is passed, which he expects it will, motorists will be fined on regional roads if they exceed the average speed limit between the two points, highlighting the cameras between Inverell and Glen Innes.
