Too many Western Australians lose their lives or are seriously injured in crashes on our roads. The State Government has set a target to reduce road trauma by 50-70% by 2030. Safety cameras are a key part of helping us achieve that goal.
Safety cameras are an effective way to change behaviour. They can be placed anywhere, at any time. The risk of being caught is an effective way to motivate people to drive safer. It’s not about catching people out. It’s about preventing the behaviour in the first place.
Technology has changed over the last decade. New tools are available that can detect a much wider range of traffic offences.
The Road Safety Commission’s Safety Camera Program includes using these new tools to detect unsafe driving. Unsafe driving is a factor in far too many preventable deaths on our roads.
The program is guided by the WA Safety Camera Strategy which lays out how the safety cameras will be used to get the best road safety outcomes. We’ll let you know what is going on and why, every step of the way.
New safety camera trailers
The WA government has awarded Australian-based technology company Acusensus an up to five-year contract to provide six new safety camera trailers.
These safety cameras will be used across the state. They will be funded from the Road Trauma Trust Account.
The new safety cameras will be the most advanced in the country. They will be able to detect drivers:
- not wearing or incorrectly wearing a seatbelt
- using a mobile phone while driving; and
- speeding.
They will also be capable of identifying heavy vehicles and vehicles towing trailers and caravans travelling faster than their maximum speed of 100km/h. Further, they will have the ability to identify unlicensed vehicles.
The safety camera trailers will support the existing fleet of mobile speed cameras operated by the WA Police Force.
All safety camera fines will be paid into the Road Trauma Trust Account. These funds must be used for road safety initiatives.
If you would like more information about the project email us at info@rsc.wa.gov.au.
