Speed camera hot spots in Melbourne’s southeastern suburbs

Motorists forked out $26.5 million in fines after being snapped by speed cameras on one EastLink bridge between 2013 and 2018. A Leader analysis of data from the past five years reveals where you are most likely to get snapped in the southeastern suburbs.

Tens of thousands of speeding motorists have been snapped near the Dandenong Bypass Bridge on EastLink. Pictured is Sgt Paul Peebles at the site. Picture: Valeriu Campan

Speed and red-light cameras at one southeast intersection have raked in $12.5 million in fines over the past five years, figures show.

A Leader analysis of financial year camera data between 2013 and 2018 has revealed the camera spots where motorists are most likely to be stung in the southeastern suburbs.

The top site in the region was the intersection of Dandenong-Frankston and Skye roads in Frankston, where cameras snapped 52,893 times during the five-year period.

This equates to about $6832 in earnings a day, not factoring in times when cameras have been switched off for maintenance or testing.

In Greater Dandenong, speeding motorists were stung travelling to and from Melbourne on EastLink with north and south-bound cameras on the Dandenong Bypass Bridge in Keysborough earning a total of $26.5 million in fines during the five-year period.

The busiest spot on the Mornington Peninsula was on Loders Road Bridge, overlooking the Peninsula Link Freeway, with cameras overlooking just one lane on the site (lane 2) snapping 43,614 times and collecting $9.7 million in fines.

The junction of the Princes Highway and Fitzgerald Rd in Hallam was the Casey hotspot, with $4.2 million in fines doled out from the site.

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But they all pale in comparison with Victoria’s most lucrative camera site: the junction of Warrigal and Batesford roads in Chadstone, with more than 250,000 fines issued and $58.2 million collected between 2013-18.

More than 120 people have lost their lives on Victoria’s roads so far this year, up from 80 at the same time last year.

Road safety cameras at the intersection of Warrigal and Batesford roads in Chadstone raked in the cash as the state’s top earner over the past five years. Picture: Paul Loughnan

Department of Justice and Community Safety spokeswoman Ashleigh Brown said speed cameras were critical in keeping drivers accountable and safe.

“Speed is a factor in at least 30 per cent of fatal crashes in Victoria and also impacts on the severity of any injuries suffered,” she said.

Ms Brown said revenue from speed and red light cameras went into the Better Roads Victoria Trust Account, which was used to improve safety and efficiency on the state’s roads.

A Monash University Accident Research Centre study found a 47 per cent reduction in crashes resulting in death or injury at intersections where cameras were installed.

Ms Brown said most motorists were doing the right thing, but there were people who continued to take risks every day.

“We know that speeding kills and yet people still think they know better than the experts who set the appropriate speed limits,” she said.

Cameras on the Loders Road Bridge, on Peninsula Link, were the most lucrative on the Mornington Peninsula over the past five years. Picture: Valeriu Campan

Speed and red light camera hot spots in your neighbourhood 2013-18

Casey

1. Princes Highway and Fitzgerald Rd, Hallam — $4.2 million

2. South Gippsland Highway and Lynbrook Boulevard, Lynbrook — $2.3 million

3. Heatherton Rd and Monash Freeway, Endeavour Hills — $1.9 million

4. Princes Highway and South Gippsland Freeway, Eumemmerring — $1.6 million

5. Heatherton Rd and Monash Freeway, Doveton — $1.3 million

Greater Dandenong

1. Dandenong Bypass Bridge, southbound on EastLink in Keysborough (lane 3) — $10.4 million

2. Stud and Heatherton roads, Dandenong — $10 million

3. Dandenong Bypass Bridge, northbound on EastLink, Keysborough (lane 3) — $7.4 million

4. Dandenong Bypass Bridge, southbound on EastLink, Keysborough (lane 2) — $5.5 million

5. Dandenong Bypass Bridge, northbound on EastLink, Keysborough (lane 2) — $3.2 million

Frankston

1. Dandenong-Frankston and Skye roads, Frankston — $12.5 million

2. Skye Road Bridge, northbound on the Peninsula Link Freeway, Frankston (lane 2) — $5.8 million

3. Skye Road Bridge, southbound on the Peninsula Link Freeway, Frankston (lane 2) — $4 million

4. Skye Road Bridge, northbound on the Peninsula Link Freeway (lane 1) — $2.7 million

5. Hall Rd and Dandenong-Frankston Rd, Carrum Downs — $1.8 million

Mornington Peninsula

1. Loders Road Bridge, northbound on the Peninsula Link Freeway in Moorooduc (lane 2) — $9.7 million

2. Loders Road Bridge, northbound on the Peninsula Link Freeway, Moorooduc (lane 1) — $7.4 million

3. Eramosa Road West Bridge, southbound on the Peninsula Link Freeway, Moorooduc — $4.8 million

4. Mornington-Tyabb Road Bridge, southbound on the Peninsula Link Freeway, Moorooduc — $3.7 million

5. Eramosa Road West Bridge, northbound on the Peninsula Link Freeway, Moorooduc — $3.2 million