Speed cameras Melbourne: hundreds fined speeding through Strathmore intersection
A SPEED camera at a notorious intersection in the city’s northwest nabbed a staggering 5531 motorists in 15 months, totalling nearly $1.5 million in fines, new data has revealed.
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A SPEED camera at an intersection in the city’s northwest nabbed a staggering 5531 in 15 months, and raked in nearly $1.5 million in fines, new Department of Justice data has revealed.
Statistics from the Department of Justice and Regulation show the road safety camera at the Pascoe Vale Rd and Peck Avenue intersection in Strathmore also caught hundreds of drivers running red lights, and unregistered vehicles.
The infringements were recorded between January 2017 and April this year — and would have been even higher had the camera not been turned off for maintenance for about six weeks of the January-April 2017 quarter.
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Strathmore is home to more than 1500 families with children according to the latest Census.
The Strathmore intersection rivals the King and La Trobe street intersection, which records about $45,000 a day in fines from drivers breaking laws.
In just six weeks more than 9400 motorists were nabbed by cameras at the corner of King and La Trobe streets, rivalling the fine revenue raked in at the notorious junction of Warrigal and Batesford roads over three months.
Department of Justice and Regulation spokeswoman Ashleigh Brown said speeding directly contributed to at least 30 per cent of deaths on Victoria’s roads each year.
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“Research shows us that a pedestrian hit by a car travelling at 60km/h is unlikely to survive, whereas a pedestrian struck at 40km/h has a much greater chance of survival,” she said.
“Speed cameras play a critical role in changing driver behaviour and helping keep people safe on our roads. They help save lives and prevent serious injury.”
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