Mobile speed camera warning signs are returning to New South Wales from February in a government backflip following a public backlash as speeding fines skyrocketed.
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Mobile speed camera signs back across NSW
August 4, 2021
Mobile speed camera signs are back across NSW including in Newcastle and the Hunter region.
Around 1000 fixed warning signs for mobile speed cameras will be rolled out across the state this month, to remind drivers they can be caught anywhere, anytime.
The NSW Government came under fire at the end of last year when they announced the signs would disappear warning you there was a mobile speed camera ahead.
After a review by the Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety, the 1000 new signs will be installed in various locations.
Minister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance said around permanent static signs will supplement messaging on the existing 360 variable message signs and a comprehensive advertising campaign.
Calls to reform NSW road safety fund as black spot spending declines
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The NSW governmentâs spending from its Road Safety Fund on âblack spotâ programs has halved in five years, prompting calls to reform the scheme, which is also spending millions on sporting partnerships and police wages.
Close to $28 million was spent in 2013/14 for some of NSWâs most dangerous roads, with funding for the program progressively declining to just under $14 million in 2019.
The NSW opposition is calling for the stateâs Road Safety Fund to be reformed.