Two new safety camera trailers, based in Bunbury, have joined the State’s fleet, bringing the total number of safety camera trailers operating across the Perth metropolitan area, Mid West, South West and Great Southern regions to 10.
The safety camera trailers can be deployed anywhere, anytime, and will be deployed to various locations within the South West.
Over the past five years, 32 people died in road crashes on average in the South West region.
Data shows change in driver attitudes
Safety cameras have already proven to change driver behaviour in Western Australia’s regional areas.
Great Southern based safety cameras saw an 82 per cent reduction in the overall rate of offending between June 2025 and July 2026. Key areas include:
- 85 per cent reduction in the rate of mobile phone offences;
- 72 per cent reduction in the rate of seatbelt offences; and
- 83 per cent reduction in the rate of speeding offences.
Mid West based safety cameras saw a 72 per cent reduction between July 2025 and July 2026. Key areas include:
- 84 per cent reduction in the rate of mobile phone offences;
- 66 per cent reduction in the rate of seatbelt offences; and
- 68 per cent reduction in speeding.
“It’s really pleasing that safety cameras are prompting drivers to make safer choices,” said Road Safety Commissioner Adrian Warner
“The cameras are not about making money – they are about leading culture change, where it’s simply not okay to use your phone while driving or not wear a seatbelt, because that puts lives at risk.
“A fine is a temporary inconvenience, but the consequences of a fatal crash can affect a community for years.”
Creating long-term behavioural change
Along with targeted education and awareness campaigns, community engagement and infrastructure improvements, safety cameras form part of the State’s long-term strategy to change driver behaviour and improve road safety outcomes.
One year after the introduction of safety cameras, together with dedicated education and awareness campaigns, seatbelt related motor vehicle fatalities dropped from a 10-year average of 23 per cent to 13.8 per cent across the State.
The safety camera trailers were funded as part of the $80 million Road Safety Reform Package announced in December 2025.
The Road Safety Reform Package is funded through the Road Safety Commission’s Road Trauma Trust Account, which sees 100 per cent of safety camera fines allocated to projects and programs to save lives on WA roads.
To learn more about offences and penalties visit https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/road-safety-commission/safety-cameras
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