The leading NSW motoring body has warned against removing"crucial" speed camera signs after the state government said it would consider the move.
"The warning signs act as a crucial education tool to alert motorists that they're driving in dangerous locations where people have been killed or injured and obviously what we want them to do is slow down," he told reporters in Sydney.NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance says the government would consider the removal of speed camera warning signs, referring to expert evidence which claimed 54 lives a year could be saved without signs.
Following Mr Khoury's comments, a spokesman for Mr Constance said the NSW government had a"strong road safety record" and added there had been no change to government policy.
Halve the fines and double the demerit points. Get these idiots off the road.
They want more money
Why put up signs that your speed is being checked? They don’t put up signs your house will be broken in in the next ten minutes. Never seen a country that puts signs up for speed cameras. Just don’t brake the road rules!!!!
Speed cameras cause more traffic accidents.
In Australia it seems govts can't even pretend it's anything but taxation by 'Speedlotto'. If someone passes a camera at 150km/h, that should set off an alarm to a nearby police car, instead they hit the 'raise invoice' button. Priorities
It’s always about the revenue.
Um... necessary to remind you to slow down, because it's fine ahead?
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