New speed camera snaps 8000 drivers
Ref: RONAN O'CONNELL, The West Australian October 15, 2010, 2:25 am
A single speed camera clocked more than 8000 motorists speeding in about 7 1/2 hours on the Kwinana Freeway this week, with close to 3000 fines expected to be issued because of the operation.
The new digital dual-lens camera was next to the Mill Point Road exit of the freeway monitoring southbound traffic for several hours on Monday and Tuesday.
Acting Assistant Commissioner Michelle Fyfe said yesterday that on Monday, between 8.50am and 11.30am, the camera had monitored 5588 vehicles and found that 3522 had exceeded the 80km/h speed limit.
On Tuesday, the camera measured the speed of 8759 vehicles between 8.50am and 1.35pm and found that 4791 were speeding.
Mrs Fyfe said police expected to issue close to 3000 speeding fines from just over the seven hours that the camera was in operation at that location.
She said that while most vehicles caught speeding were travelling between 81km/h and 90km/h, one driver was doing 123km/h.
Mrs Fyfe said police had been shocked by the big proportion of motorists who were speeding.
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"Think of all the lives they saved by issuing 3000 fines!"
2010-10-15
