Speed cameras become operational

Two new school zone speed cameras on the Peninsula became operational from last Friday, March 7, according to a Government spokesman.

The cameras are part of a trial of fixed digital speed cameras at 10 locations around NSW announced last year.

The Parliamentary Secretary for Roads, Mr Tony Stewart, said the cameras would detect speeding vehicles during school zone hours of 8am to 9.30am and 2.30pm to 4pm when the speed limit is 40km/h.

"At other times, the cameras will be set to monitor the 60 km/h speed limit," Mr Stewart said.

"The cameras will also photograph speeding vehicles in both directions, rather than in a single direction has been the case previously in NSW.

This initiative, which was also announced last year, will increase the capacity of the cameras to detect speeding motorists around our schools."

The cameras are located at Woy Woy Public School, Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy, and Woy Woy South Public School, Ocean Beach Rd, Woy Woy.

The cameras will go through a two-week commissioning period to check that they are operating properly, during which the cameras will take photographs but fines will not be issued.

The cameras will be in place for 12 months and speed surveys will be conducted to assess if they are effective in slowing vehicles down to the designated speed limits and reducing accident risk.

Information about the location of all fixed digital speed camera sites is available via the RTA's website, www.rta.nsw.gov.au.

Press release, March 7