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Speed Cameras NSW – Record Revenue Yet Rising Road Toll

The New South Wales State Government has come under fire for its red light and speed camera programs, after figures revealed the cameras are raking in more revenue than ever before. Despite operating costs rising significantly over the last five years,


The New South Wales State Government has come under fire for its red light and speed camera programs, after figures revealed the cameras are raking in more revenue than ever before.

Despite operating costs rising significantly over the last five years, revenue from the cameras has tripled and is on track to better $200 million for 2015.

But the Government need only run its cameras for 42 days to recoup the annual cost of servicing the programs - now over $22 million.

Broken down, revenue from red light and speed cameras in NSW exceeds $532,000 every day.

NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay called for drivers to “get on, join us, and try and save some lives”, claiming that an attempt to link additional revenue from cameras to a rise in the road toll was an act of “dishonesty”.

State Premier Mike Baird said 80 percent of fines from combined red light and speed cameras at intersections were for red light offences, rather than speeding offences.

But drivers and motoring groups are questioning why revenue is at an all-time high, yet the state’s road toll for 2015 is currently 38 fatalities higher than at the same time last year.

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