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ALARMED at the steep increase in the state's road toll this year, the NSW Government will replace its network of red light cameras in an effort to catch more reckless and speeding drivers.
The Transport Minister, David Campbell, will today announce that ''wet-film'' cameras, which require manual loading and development and have been in place for more than 20 years, will be upgraded to digital cameras.
The 200 new cameras will be introduced over the next four years and linked to a central network. Some will also serve as speed cameras.
Click here for camera locations.
''The current 183 red light camera sites are over 20 years old and it is time that they were replaced,'' Mr Campbell said.
''The parts are no longer available to service these cameras. This new technology will be placed at intersections with extremely poor crash records. We will be installing these new safety cameras where they are needed most to improve road safety.''
The minister said that with the 2009 road toll now at 415 deaths - 94 fatalities up on the 2008 toll - more effective ways of catching reckless drivers were vital.
"The road safety benefit of red-light cameras is a reduction in the number of right angle crashes which are also known as 'T-bone crashes'," he said.
"Speeding through a red light is one of the most dangerous things you can do on our roads and the consequences for yourself and innocent motorists could be deadly.''
He said that at sites where cameras had been installed, police had recorded falls of up to 70 per cent in dangerous driving.
The Roads and Traffic Authority, which be responsible for the new technology, will activate combined red light and speed cameras at four permanent sites, while another five dual-use cameras will be rotated through 25 other locations across NSW.
''The aim is to change driver behaviour, ensuring motorists slow down and obey red lights at intersections,'' Mr Campbell said.
The Government will install the first 50 of new cameras over the next six months at locations with poor crash histories, including the intersections of Botany Road and Bourke Road, Alexandria; New Narellan Road and Kellicar Road at Campbelltown; Canterbury Road and King Georges Road, Lakemba; George Street and Liverpool Street in the City; and the Great Western Highway and Hawkesbury Road at Mays Hill.
The first of the new cameras will be running by late December, in time for the holidays.
click here for a full list of the new cameras http://www.smh.com.au/pdf/safety camera locations.pdf
The Transport Minister, David Campbell, will today announce that ''wet-film'' cameras, which require manual loading and development and have been in place for more than 20 years, will be upgraded to digital cameras.
The 200 new cameras will be introduced over the next four years and linked to a central network. Some will also serve as speed cameras.
Click here for camera locations.
''The current 183 red light camera sites are over 20 years old and it is time that they were replaced,'' Mr Campbell said.
''The parts are no longer available to service these cameras. This new technology will be placed at intersections with extremely poor crash records. We will be installing these new safety cameras where they are needed most to improve road safety.''
The minister said that with the 2009 road toll now at 415 deaths - 94 fatalities up on the 2008 toll - more effective ways of catching reckless drivers were vital.
"The road safety benefit of red-light cameras is a reduction in the number of right angle crashes which are also known as 'T-bone crashes'," he said.
"Speeding through a red light is one of the most dangerous things you can do on our roads and the consequences for yourself and innocent motorists could be deadly.''
He said that at sites where cameras had been installed, police had recorded falls of up to 70 per cent in dangerous driving.
The Roads and Traffic Authority, which be responsible for the new technology, will activate combined red light and speed cameras at four permanent sites, while another five dual-use cameras will be rotated through 25 other locations across NSW.
''The aim is to change driver behaviour, ensuring motorists slow down and obey red lights at intersections,'' Mr Campbell said.
The Government will install the first 50 of new cameras over the next six months at locations with poor crash histories, including the intersections of Botany Road and Bourke Road, Alexandria; New Narellan Road and Kellicar Road at Campbelltown; Canterbury Road and King Georges Road, Lakemba; George Street and Liverpool Street in the City; and the Great Western Highway and Hawkesbury Road at Mays Hill.
The first of the new cameras will be running by late December, in time for the holidays.
click here for a full list of the new cameras http://www.smh.com.au/pdf/safety camera locations.pdf
