South East Queensland drivers rack up more than 12k red light fines in one year

Motorists in one particular Queensland region have racked up more than 12,000 red light fines in just one year, as the state’s worst intersections for the offence are revealed.

South East Queensland drivers have been fined more than 12,000 times in one year for running red lights, with the state’s worst intersections for red light camera fines located in Brisbane, Gold Coast and Logan.

New data from RACQ found that a total of 30,495 fines were handed out across the state last year, with spokesman Tristan Vorias saying it was an “extremely disappointing” outcome.

“Ignoring a red light is one of the most dangerous decisions any driver can make and yet, on

average, a motorist was caught running a red light every 17 minutes in Queensland last year,”

Mr Vorias said.

The intersection of Gold Coast Highway and Margaret Ave at Broadbeach was the worst hit with 1636 fines issued in 2021.

Ipswich Rd then took out the next two spots with the intersection with Cornwall St in Woolloongabba seeing 1547 fines and the intersection with Venner Rd in Annerley seeing 1194 fines.

And despite less cars on the road, some regional Queensland locations also managed to make the top 15 worst intersections for red light fines with Park Ave and High St in Rockhampton seeing 690 fines and Mt Sheridan and Coombs St in Cairns seeing 517.

Mr Vorias said drivers who don’t stop for red lights run the risk of not only crashing into other drivers, but also pedestrians and cyclists.

“Already we’ve seen more than 160 people die on Queensland roads this year and we are

tragically on track to surpass last year’s road toll,” he said.

“Motorists need to stop risking lives just to save a few seconds. They need to be prepared to

slow or stop when approaching traffic signals and treat yellow lights as though they are red.”