FIXED, DIGITAL SPEED CAMERAS IN NSW: IMPACTS ON VEHICLE SPEEDS AND CRASHES

The policy for fixed speed camera installation in NSW calls for cameras to be located only at sites meeting speed and crash history criteria or hazardous sites such as road tunnels, and for those sites to be clearly marked by prominent advisory signage. In mid-2000, the RTA initiated a comprehensive three-year evaluation program of the cameras. The conduct of the evaluation program was contracted to a respected transport research company. The evaluation consisted of a number of major components: measured speeds pre-installation and at specified time intervals post-installation; crash records three years pre-installation and two years post-installation; four waves of community questionnaire survey on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and reported behaviours of drivers in relation to the fixed speed cameras and speeding. This paper deals with the results of the speed surveys and crash data and discusses the design of the speed survey and crash data components of the evaluation program and the major road safety outcomes. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E210298.