“Out of the 12 people I spoke to on one patrol day, a large proportion of them were new to jet skiing, with little knowledge of the local bylaws” Moore said.
During Moore's patrol that day, two jet skiers were caught going 30 knots, which is six times faster than the 5 knots speed limit in the area. The fine for speeding is $200.
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A new speed camera has caught a couple of jet skiers breaking the speed limit.
The mobile speed camera, powered by solar panels, sent notifications by email to the harbour patrol with pictures and videos.
“It provides really good live videos and shows the exact speed. It is a really handy tool because if there is an infringement, I can bring it up and show a photo of the people speeding so there is no argument. The camera is calibrated the same as the road speed cameras are,” Moore said.