The Government has announced plans to trial speed camera warning signs and average (point-to-point) speed cameras in Auckland.
Acting Associate Transport Minister James Shaw and Police Minister Stuart Nash today announced the NZ Transport Agency will trial two different warning signs that alert drivers before they enter high-risk zones where safe speed cameras are operating.
The trial will start in December at eight sites around Auckland and will test whether the signs are effective at encouraging drivers to stay within the speed limit.
“These warning signs are about giving people a fair chance to slow down on high-risk roads and avoid a ticket. Ultimately, we’d like to see more people slowing down and fewer tickets issued,” says Acting Associate Transport Minister James Shaw.
“Speed is the single biggest factor that determines if someone in a crash dies, is injured, or walks away unharmed. Safer speeds mean fewer crashes, fewer serious injuries, and fewer people dying,” says Police Minister Stuart Nash.
A separate trial of average speed cameras is planned to get underway in 2019 in the Waterview Tunnel and on the Southern Motorway between the SH20/SH1 connection (at Manukau) and Papakura.
“Overseas evidence has shown that average speed cameras are highly effective at reducing speeds, and generally result in fewer tickets being issued compared with single location speed cameras, says Mr Nash.
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