Public Criticism Sees Mobile Speed Cameras Warning Signs Reintroduced
"Signs will help educate drivers"
Jane Dyson/9News
Criticism received from New South Wales road users will see mobile speed camera warning signs reinstated.
The State Government’s backflip on the decision comes just two years after the signs were controversially removed, seeing 10 times the number of fines issued in 2021.
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In 2021, 361,896 fines issued in compared to 38,743 in 2020 when warning signs were placed ahead of the speed cameras.
Minister for Metropolitan Roads Natalie Ward said the government made the decision after listening to criticism from the community.
"These additional warning signs will help educate drivers in real-time, giving them advanced warning to slow down at these high-risk points of our road network."
Warning signs will be placed ahead of speed cameras from January 1, 2023.
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