M1 speed cameras: Biggest revenue, fastest speeds
An analysis of fixed speed cameras on the M1 north and south of Brisbane has revealed some stunning revenue — and speeds. And one location stands out.
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THE biggest cash-cow speed camera on the M1 has raked in nearly $10 million in the past two years.
The fixed speed camera at Loganholme on the Pacific Motorway is stinging speeding motorists an average of $13,660 a day.
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From July 2017 to June this year the single camera monitored nearly 50 million vehicles, issuing more than 47,000 speeding fines in the process.
A Courier-Mail analysis of stationary speed cameras on the M1 north and south of Brisbane revealed they collected an eye-watering $19.6 million in speeding fines over a two-year period.
That is an average of nearly $27,000 a day.
The eight to nine cameras issued more than 91,000 speeding fines combined.
Despite the Loganholme camera claiming the most fines, the highest speeds clocked by out of control drivers took place in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
The point-to-point camera on the Bruce Highway between Glass House Mountains and Landsborough captured one leadfoot driver doing nearly 200km/h.
The motorist, driving a Ford sedan, was covertly snapped doing 194km/h in a 110km/h zone at 1.50am in July 2017.
Another dangerous driver was clocked doing 191km/h in a Holden utility in March this year in the same spot.
Worryingly, eight of the top 10 speeds recorded, which ranged from 181km/h to 194km/h, occurred on the Pacific Motorway at Gaven.
The fixed speed camera at Gaven issued more than 7500 fines, including nearly 100 infringements for speeds greater than 40km/h over the speed limit.
This is the worst category of speeding and now costs drivers $1245, eight demerit points and an automatic six-month driving ban.
The Gaven camera earned the most revenue, after Loganholme, pouring $1.9 million into the state’s coffers over two years.
But a new camera at Gympie, on Wickham St (Bruce Highway), is quickly becoming a top earner.
The location has proven a wise choice by road safety authorities. After being installed in September last year it issued nearly 8500 fines, worth over $1.5 million, after monitoring just 2.4m vehicles.
To put that in perspective, the Gaven camera issued 2500 fines, worth about $650,000, after 25.6m vehicles travelled past it during roughly the same time period.
Stationary anti-speeding devices along the M1 included three fixed cameras at Burpengary on the Bruce Highway, and at Gaven and Loganholme on the Pacific Motorway.
They issued a combined 62,000 fines worth $13.5 million in 2017-19.
Combined red light and speed cameras are situated along the Bruce Highway at Gympie, Mt Pleasant, and in two in Cairns.
They nabbed a combined 19,000 speedsters worth $3.6 million in fines.
There are two point-to-point cameras on the Bruce Highway, between Landsborough and Elimbah and the Glasshouse Mountains and Landsborough.
More than 10,500 speeding motorists were hit with nearly $2.5 million in fines.
Queensland Police said the cameras were placed in “high-risk corridors” based on analysis by the Department of Transport and Main Roads
“The Pacific Motorway and Bruce Highway M1/H1 corridor carries a high volume of traffic and is a high-speed road that is critical to the Queensland economy,” a spokeswoman said.
“Research has proven that speed cameras reduce road trauma through promoting compliance to the posted speed limit.”
Queensland Police said the camera systems were placed in “high-risk corridors” after a risk assessment undertaken by the Transport and Main Roads Department.
Installation sites are prioritised by a road crash risk analysis.
“The Pacific Motorway and Bruce Highway M1/H1 corridor carries a high volume of traffic and is a high-speed road that is critical to the Queensland economy,” a police spokesman said.
“Research has proven that speed cameras reduce road trauma through promoting compliance to the posted speed limit.”
M1 TOP SPEEDS
194km/h: Bruce Highway, Glass House Mountains - Landsborough
192km/h: Pacific Motorway, Gaven
191km/h: Pacific Motorway, Gaven
191km/h: Bruce Highway, Glass House Mountains - Landsborough
188km/h: Pacific Motorway, Gaven
188km/h: Pacific Motorway, Gaven
184km/h: Pacific Motorway, Gaven
184km/h: Pacific Motorway, Gaven
181km/h: Pacific Motorway, Gaven
181km/h: Pacific Motorway, Gaven
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