Cutting-edge safety cameras deployed to the Great Southern

Road Safety Commissioner Adrian Warner joined the Minister for Road Safety in Albany this week to announce the arrival of new safety camera technology to the Great Southern.

Two safety camera trailers will be set up in Albany and rotate around the Great Southern region as part of the next phase of the safety camera rollout.

These new safety cameras are the most advanced in the nation and have the capability of detecting multiple offences simultaneously, including illegal mobile phone use, the improper use of a seatbelt and speeding.

They can also be deployed to detect towed and heavy vehicles limited to 100km/h speed limits as well as spot and point to point average speed.

From 10 June, the Road Safety Commission will issue caution notices to drivers in the Great Southern region detected committing a mobile phone or seatbelt offence by the safety camera trailers.

The purpose of a caution notice period is to inform the community about the capabilities of the new type of safety camera technology, to educate about the dangers of distracted driving and not wearing a seatbelt, and to give drivers an opportunity to change their behaviour before enforcement commences.

Mr Warner said that despite the downward trend in road trauma per population over time, there are still too many preventable deaths and serious injuries on WA roads.

“As a community, we need to continue to work together to make sure that we can all travel safely.”

“Safety cameras are just one road safety tool used to help us achieve the best road safety response and ultimately save lives.”

The next phase of the safety camera rollout will see two of the safety camera trailers based in Geraldton and deployed across the Mid West region.

The safety camera program is funded through the Road Trauma Trust Account, which sees 100 per cent of safety camera infringements allocated to projects and programs which reduce injuries and deaths on Western Australian roads.

More information about the Safety Camera Program can be found by visiting the safety cameras webpage.