New safety cameras have arrived.
Today (Monday, 30th December) the Minister for Road Safety, David Michael announced that the cutting edge new safety cameras that can detect mobile phone and seatbelt offences will soon be appearing on Western Australian roads.
The Minister was speaking from a warehouse in Perth where the cameras are being assembled.
Six mobile safety camera trailers will be introduced to the state over the next six months, along with upgrades to fixed cameras at two sites on the Kwinana Freeway.
These new safety cameras will be the most advanced in the country and have the capability to detect multiple offences simultaneously, including speeding, illegal mobile phone use, and seatbelt offences.
While the new safety camera technology is being rolled out a caution period will apply.
From 26 January 2025 drivers detected committing a mobile phone or seatbelt offence by the new safety cameras will receive a caution notice.
The caution notice will inform recipients about the capabilities of the new technology and give them an opportunity to change their dangerous driving behaviour before camera enforcement commences.
The new safety cameras will complement the existing fleet of automated speed cameras operated by the WA Police Force.
The safety camera program is funded through the Road Trauma Trust Account, which sees 100 per cent of safety camera infringement revenue allocated to projects and programs which reduce injuries and deaths on WA roads.
More information about the safety camera program and caution notices is available here.
