Cairns speed cameras: locations of speed camera across Cairns revealed

Tickets issued to speeding drivers in Cairns are on the rise, according to new speed cam data. SEE THE FULL LIST OF SPEED CAMERA LOCATIONS

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TICKETS issued to speeding drivers in Cairns are on the rise, according to new speed cam data.

However, police put this slight increase down to additional cameras catching speedsters on Far Northern roads.

In 2017, the total number of drivers pinched by speed and red-light cams from Gordonvale to Port Douglas totalled 32,590.

In the same period in 2018, the numbers totalled 32,874.

Police attributed the increase to two new speed cams with red-light sensor technology that came into operation in 2018.

An unmarked police speed camera vehicle monitors and detects the spped of cars travelling along Anderson St. PICTURE: JUSTIN BRIERTY

“The number of notices issued in the 2017/18 year is higher when compared to the 2016/17 year … (however,) the notices issued per operational hour has significantly decreased to 1.2 in the 2017/18 when compared to 1.6 in 2016-17 year,” a spokesman said.

“The reduction in notices per operational hour, despite the commencement of two new combined red-light (with speed) cameras, and an increase in operational hours, supports the effectiveness of the road safety camera program in deterring motorists from speeding.”

Research on speed and red-light cameras indicates they discourage drivers from speeding and assist in reducing the number and severity of crashes at places where cameras are installed, the police spokesman said.

An unmarked police speed camera vehicle monitors and detects the spped of cars travelling along Anderson rd. PICTURE: JUSTIN BRIERTY

RISING TALLY

CAIRNS speed and red light cameras managed to catch out 32,847 drivers from December 1, 2017, to November 30, 2018. Here’s how many drivers the busiest cameras nabbed in the 11-month period.

Mulgrave Rd, Woree: 3340

Mulgrave Rd/McCoombe St, Mooroobool: 2923

Sheridan St, Cairns North Site 1: 2338

Sheridan St, Cairns North Site 2: 2020

Captain Cook Highway, Machans Beach: 1068

Bruce Highway/Coombs St, Mt Sheridan: 1034

Sheridan St/Upward St, Cairns City: 1013

McCoombe St, Westcourt: 979

Reservoir Rd, Cairns Site 1: 791

Pease St, Edge Hill: 765

Kennedy Highway, Smithfield Site 1: 673

Kennedy Highway, Smithfield Site 2: 585

Kamerunga Rd, Freshwater Site 1: 475

McCormack St, Mooroobool: 499

Reservoir Rd, Cairns Site 4: 467

Riverstone Rd, Gordonvale: 462

Anderson St, Cairns Site 3: 444

Mill Rd, Edmonton: 414

Reservoir Rd, Cairns Site 2: 428

Pease St/Hoare St, Manoora: 421

Reservoir Rd, Cairns Site 3: 410

Greenslopes St, Edge Hill: 407

Balaclava Rd, Earlville Site 1: 392

Anderson St, Cairns Site 4: 357

Sheridan St/James St, Cairns North: 372

Aeroglen Drive, Aeroglen Site 3: 366

Pease St, Manoora: 312

Kamerunga Rd, Freshwater Site 2: 302

Anderson St, Cairns Site 2: 312

Sheridan St, Cairns Site 3: 283

Moody St, Cairns: 269

James St, Manunda: 249

Kamerunga Rd, Cairns: 245

Cook Highway, Ellis Beach Site 2: 192

An unmarked police speed camera vehicle monitors and detects the spped of cars travelling along Anderson St. PICTURE: JUSTIN BRIERTY

FULL LIST OF MOBILE AND FIXED CAMERAS

Aeroglen Dr, Aeroglen (Site 1)

Aeroglen Dr, Aeroglen (Site 2)

Aeroglen Dr, Aeroglen (Site 3)

Alchera Dr (Captain Cook Hwy), Mossman

Anderson St, Cairns (Site 1)

Anderson St, Cairns (Site 2)

Anderson St, Cairns (Site 3)

Anderson St, Cairns (Site 4)

Aumuller St, Cairns

Balaclava Rd, EaRed Lightville (Site 1)

Balaclava Rd, EaRed Lightville (Site 2)

Bi-Centennial Rd, Bentley Park

Bruce Hwy, Aloomba (Site 1)

Bruce Hwy, Aloomba (Site 2)

Bruce Hwy, Bentley Park

Bruce Hwy, Edmonton (Site 1)

Bruce Hwy, Edmonton (Site 2)

Bruce Hwy, Fishery Falls (Site 1)

Bruce Hwy, Fishery Falls (Site 2)

Bruce Hwy, Fishery Falls (Site 3)

Bruce Hwy, Gordonvale (Site 1)

Bruce Hwy, Gordonvale (Site 2)

Bruce Hwy, Gordonvale (Site 3)

Bruce Hwy, Gordonvale (Site 4)

Bruce Hwy, Gordonvale (Site 5)

Bruce Hwy, Mt Sheridan, Coombs St

Bruce Hwy, White Rock (Site 1)

Bruce Hwy, White Rock (Site 2)

Captain Cook Hwy, Aeroglen

Captain Cook Hwy, Aeroglen/Stratford

Captain Cook Hwy, Clifton Beach (Site 1)

Captain Cook Hwy, Clifton Beach (Site 2)

Captain Cook Hwy, Craiglie

Captain Cook Hwy, Ellis Beach (Site 1)

Captain Cook Hwy, Ellis Beach (Site 2)

Captain Cook Hwy, Holloways Beach

Captain Cook Hwy, Machans Beach

Captain Cook Hwy, Mowbray (Site 1)

Captain Cook Hwy, Mowbray (Site 2)

Captain Cook Hwy, Oak Beach

Captain Cook Hwy, Palm Cove

Captain Cook Hwy, Smithfield (Site 1)

Captain Cook Hwy, Smithfield (Site 2)

Captain Cook Hwy, Smithfield (Site 3)

Captain Cook Hwy, Smithfield (Site 4)

Captain Cook Hwy, Trinity Beach

Captain Cook Hwy, Wangetti (Site 1)

Captain Cook Hwy, Wangetti (Site 2)

Comport St, Cairns

Foxton Ave (Mossman-Daintree Rd), Mossman

Greenslopes St, Edge Hill

Hambledon Dr, Edmonton

Irene St, Mooroobool

Ishmael Rd, Earlville

James St, Manunda

Kamerunga Rd, Cairns

Kamerunga Rd, Freshwater (Site 1)

Kamerunga Rd, Freshwater (Site 2)

Kennedy Hwy, Smithfield (Site 1)

Kennedy Hwy, Smithfield (Site 2)

Kennedy Hwy, Smithfield (Site 3)

Kingsford St, Mooroobool

Lyons St, Cairns

Madang St, Trinity Beach

Martyn St, Manunda

McCoombe St, Cairns

McCoombe St, Westcourt

McCormack St, Mooroobool, Cairns

Mill Rd, Edmonton

Moody St, Cairns

Mossman-Daintree Rd, Rocky Point

Mulgrave Rd, Cairns

Mulgrave Rd, Mooroobool, at i/s with McCoombe St

Mulgrave Rd, Woree

Pease St, Edge Hill

Pease St, Manoora

Pease St, Manoora, at i/s with Hoare St

Port Douglas Rd, Port Douglas (Site 1)

Port Douglas Rd, Port Douglas (Site 2)

Redlynch-Intake Rd, Redlynch

Reservoir Rd (Cairns Western Arterial Rd), Brinsmead

Reservoir Rd, Cairns (Site 1)

Reservoir Rd, Cairns (Site 2)

Reservoir Rd, Cairns (Site 3)

Reservoir Rd, Cairns (Site 4)

Riverstone Rd, Gordonvale

Robert Rd, Bentley Park

Severin St, Cairns

Severin St, Parramatta Park

Sheridan St (Captain Cook Hwy), Cairns North (Site 1)

Sheridan St (Captain Cook Hwy), Cairns North (Site 2)

Sheridan St, Cairns (Site 1)

Sheridan St, Cairns (Site 2)

Sheridan St, Cairns (Site 3)

Sheridan St, Cairns (Site 4)

Sheridan St, Cairns (Site 5)

Sheridan St, Cairns (Site 6)

Sheridan St, Cairns North

Toogood Rd, Cairns

Trinity Beach Rd, Trinity Beach (Site 1)

Trinity Beach Rd, Trinity Beach (Site 2)

Wilkinson St, Manunda

Originally published as Cairns speed cameras: locations of speed camera across Cairns revealed