The Queensland Police Service (QPS) in conjunction with Transport and Main Roads (TMR) has installed the combined red light speed camera at:
• Kingston Road, Waterford West, at the intersection with Muchow Road.
And Average Speed Camera (P2P) systems have been installed at:
• Bruce Highway (southbound direction), between Landsborough and Elimbah, and
• Mount Lindesay Highway (north and southbound direction) between Jimboomba and Park Ridge South.
Road Policing Command Assistant Commissioner Mike Keating said advisory signs had been installed at all locations for several months in preparation for the operation of these new road safety camera initiatives.
“The aim of these cameras is to deter drivers from speeding or disobeying red light signals as the consequences of this risky behaviour is known to contribute to road crashes,” Assistant Commissioner Keating said.
“Speeding and disobeying signals is illegal and dangerous. It is everyone’s responsibility to drive safely.
“We are urging motorists to travel at the appropriate speed for the conditions and the posted speed limits at all times.
“Driving through red lights or speeding through intersections is dangerous driving behaviour that can have serious or fatal consequences,” Assistant Commissioner Keating said.
The Waterford West intersection has a high volume of traffic travelling through it every day and has been identified as a high-risk intersection from road crash data analysis undertaken by TMR.
The average speed camera systems have also been installed on sections of road identified from road crash analysis undertaken by TMR as being a high risk.
“It is anticipated that the average (P2P) speed camera systems will encourage drivers to comply with the speed limit for these roads,” Assistant Commissioner Keating said.
“Road safety practitioners remain concerned that speed continues to be one of the main contributing factors to the state’s road toll.”
The new combined red light and speed cameras and average speed camera systems will commence enforcement from today.
Source:
myPolice Logan
