fimpBIKES
29-06-2010, 12:37 PM
sounds like it will be along the same lines as victoria with private contractors
no doubt it will take about 2seconds before people too retarded to become cops do the training course and go crazy with the power to ruin peoples lives....
from RTA Website
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Capturing speeders. Anywhere. Anytime.
Mobile speed cameras are being introduced in NSW to reduce the road toll. Sadly, last year 213 people were killed in speed-related crashes on NSW roads which is almost half of the road toll. Many more people were seriously injured.
The re-introduction of mobile speed cameras was announced by the NSW Government in March 2010 as part of a $170 million package to curb the state’s rising road toll. Other initiatives include engineering works, highways safety reviews, education campaigns and heavy vehicle research.
Mobile speed cameras are being introduced because they are recognised internationally as a best practice road safety countermeasure to reduce speeding, leading to a reduction in crashes. The introduction of mobile speed camera programs in Queensland and Victoria has reduced casualty crashes in those states by at least 25 per cent.
Mobile speed cameras will operate state-wide and enforcement will be conducted at all times, on all types of roads. Drivers are reminded that if they drive within the speed limit they will not be booked for speeding.
Mobile speed cameras are about motorists slowing down and driving within the speed limit everywhere. Mobile speed cameras are effective in reducing speed-related crashes across the whole network because the unpredictability of the location of the cameras leads to a reduction in speeding at all times rather than just on the approach to a camera.
Selecting mobile speed camera locations
The NSW Government commitment to re-introduce a mobile speed camera program in NSW is based on well documented evidence about the relationship between speeding and road trauma. Mobile speed cameras will reduce our road toll by changing driver behaviour through the use of enforcement anywhere, anytime.
The NSW Mobile Speed Camera Program is based on key principles learnt from experiences in other jurisdictions. This has led to significant reductions in road trauma after mobile speed cameras were introduced.
The NSW Fixed Camera Program has a high level of community support due to the proven integrity and road safety benefits of the program. To ensure this community support extends to the NSW Mobile Speed Camera Program, enforcement needs to be fair, impartial and objectively administered in the community interest and based on the achievement of road safety objectives.
How are mobile speed camera locations determined?
Mobile speed camera site selection is a critical element of the program. Mobile speed cameras will be located at sites which meet specific criteria. The criteria were developed by the RTA’s NSW Centre for Road Safety in consultation with the NSW Police Force and NRMA Motoring and Services.
The site selection criteria include:
That the location was previously used by the NSW Police Force to conduct mobile speed camera enforcement.
Frequency and severity of crashes at the location.
The site conditions at the location are appropriate for mobile speed camera enforcement and meet both the technical requirements for mobile speed camera enforcement and the safety requirements for camera operators and members of the public.
Further evidence of a speeding problem using police intelligence (including events that pose a road safety concern) and/or vehicle speeds.
The location is difficult for the police to enforce using conventional methods.
These criteria will ensure that mobile speed cameras are deployed strategically to make sure that speeding is reduced across the whole road network, ensuring the greatest road safety benefit.
Identifying mobile speed camera locations
The site selection criteria has been used by the RTA’s NSW Centre for Road Safety to determine an initial list of suitable locations (lengths of road) which meet the site selection criteria, primarily based on crash history.
The process for how mobile speed camera locations are identified is as follows:
Locations have been selected from those previously used in the previous NSW Police Force program and selected based on strict criteria. The RTA has reassessed these police locations and prioritised mobile speed camera enforcement at those locations that have been identified as having a high number of crashes.
These locations have been assessed by the RTA to determine the technical and operational suitability for the use of mobile speed cameras.
These locations have also been assessed by the mobile speed camera contractor to ensure they meet their technical and operator safety requirements.
Mobile speed cameras are then deployed to locations. Where possible mobile speed camera vehicles will be deployed to locations during times of the day and days of the week when casualty crashes have occurred.
Mobile speed camera vehicles will be deployed on all types of roads including local and state roads and freeways, motorways and highways, and may operate any time of day and any day of the week. This includes high speed roads where traditional police enforcement is difficult to undertake and where a higher proportion of speed-related crashes occur.
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from SMH
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http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/nsw-reintroduces-mobile-speed-cameras-20100329-r5gt.html
AAP
The NSW government has reintroduced mobile speed cameras as part of a $170 million effort to reduce the road toll.
The package, to be announced by Transport Minister David Campbell on Monday, includes a $50 million safety audit of six main highways, $50 million worth of repairs and upgrades to areas with a high level of crashes, and an increase in speeding fines of five per cent.
But it is the reintroduction of the cameras that is the most politically sensitive part of the package for the embattled government, The Sydney Morning Herald says.
The cameras can be covertly operated by civilian contractors working from unmarked cars parked by the side of the road.
In an effort to stem a backlash from motorists and head off claims of "revenue raising", the government will make the possible locations of the new cameras well known through the Roads and Traffic Authority website.
The Herald says it also understands that cars operating the units will be marked.
Mr Campbell says six cameras will begin operating at mobile units across the state from July 19.
He says the government intends to get motorists to slow down everywhere - not just near cameras.
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no doubt it will take about 2seconds before people too retarded to become cops do the training course and go crazy with the power to ruin peoples lives....
from RTA Website
__________________________________________________ __________________
Capturing speeders. Anywhere. Anytime.
Mobile speed cameras are being introduced in NSW to reduce the road toll. Sadly, last year 213 people were killed in speed-related crashes on NSW roads which is almost half of the road toll. Many more people were seriously injured.
The re-introduction of mobile speed cameras was announced by the NSW Government in March 2010 as part of a $170 million package to curb the state’s rising road toll. Other initiatives include engineering works, highways safety reviews, education campaigns and heavy vehicle research.
Mobile speed cameras are being introduced because they are recognised internationally as a best practice road safety countermeasure to reduce speeding, leading to a reduction in crashes. The introduction of mobile speed camera programs in Queensland and Victoria has reduced casualty crashes in those states by at least 25 per cent.
Mobile speed cameras will operate state-wide and enforcement will be conducted at all times, on all types of roads. Drivers are reminded that if they drive within the speed limit they will not be booked for speeding.
Mobile speed cameras are about motorists slowing down and driving within the speed limit everywhere. Mobile speed cameras are effective in reducing speed-related crashes across the whole network because the unpredictability of the location of the cameras leads to a reduction in speeding at all times rather than just on the approach to a camera.
Selecting mobile speed camera locations
The NSW Government commitment to re-introduce a mobile speed camera program in NSW is based on well documented evidence about the relationship between speeding and road trauma. Mobile speed cameras will reduce our road toll by changing driver behaviour through the use of enforcement anywhere, anytime.
The NSW Mobile Speed Camera Program is based on key principles learnt from experiences in other jurisdictions. This has led to significant reductions in road trauma after mobile speed cameras were introduced.
The NSW Fixed Camera Program has a high level of community support due to the proven integrity and road safety benefits of the program. To ensure this community support extends to the NSW Mobile Speed Camera Program, enforcement needs to be fair, impartial and objectively administered in the community interest and based on the achievement of road safety objectives.
How are mobile speed camera locations determined?
Mobile speed camera site selection is a critical element of the program. Mobile speed cameras will be located at sites which meet specific criteria. The criteria were developed by the RTA’s NSW Centre for Road Safety in consultation with the NSW Police Force and NRMA Motoring and Services.
The site selection criteria include:
That the location was previously used by the NSW Police Force to conduct mobile speed camera enforcement.
Frequency and severity of crashes at the location.
The site conditions at the location are appropriate for mobile speed camera enforcement and meet both the technical requirements for mobile speed camera enforcement and the safety requirements for camera operators and members of the public.
Further evidence of a speeding problem using police intelligence (including events that pose a road safety concern) and/or vehicle speeds.
The location is difficult for the police to enforce using conventional methods.
These criteria will ensure that mobile speed cameras are deployed strategically to make sure that speeding is reduced across the whole road network, ensuring the greatest road safety benefit.
Identifying mobile speed camera locations
The site selection criteria has been used by the RTA’s NSW Centre for Road Safety to determine an initial list of suitable locations (lengths of road) which meet the site selection criteria, primarily based on crash history.
The process for how mobile speed camera locations are identified is as follows:
Locations have been selected from those previously used in the previous NSW Police Force program and selected based on strict criteria. The RTA has reassessed these police locations and prioritised mobile speed camera enforcement at those locations that have been identified as having a high number of crashes.
These locations have been assessed by the RTA to determine the technical and operational suitability for the use of mobile speed cameras.
These locations have also been assessed by the mobile speed camera contractor to ensure they meet their technical and operator safety requirements.
Mobile speed cameras are then deployed to locations. Where possible mobile speed camera vehicles will be deployed to locations during times of the day and days of the week when casualty crashes have occurred.
Mobile speed camera vehicles will be deployed on all types of roads including local and state roads and freeways, motorways and highways, and may operate any time of day and any day of the week. This includes high speed roads where traditional police enforcement is difficult to undertake and where a higher proportion of speed-related crashes occur.
__________________________________________________ _________________
from SMH
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http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/nsw-reintroduces-mobile-speed-cameras-20100329-r5gt.html
AAP
The NSW government has reintroduced mobile speed cameras as part of a $170 million effort to reduce the road toll.
The package, to be announced by Transport Minister David Campbell on Monday, includes a $50 million safety audit of six main highways, $50 million worth of repairs and upgrades to areas with a high level of crashes, and an increase in speeding fines of five per cent.
But it is the reintroduction of the cameras that is the most politically sensitive part of the package for the embattled government, The Sydney Morning Herald says.
The cameras can be covertly operated by civilian contractors working from unmarked cars parked by the side of the road.
In an effort to stem a backlash from motorists and head off claims of "revenue raising", the government will make the possible locations of the new cameras well known through the Roads and Traffic Authority website.
The Herald says it also understands that cars operating the units will be marked.
Mr Campbell says six cameras will begin operating at mobile units across the state from July 19.
He says the government intends to get motorists to slow down everywhere - not just near cameras.
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