Point to point speed cameras for SA
South Australian drivers will soon face more speed cameras with the state government launching four new point-to-point cameras from next week.
The cameras will monitor speeds on a 13 kilometre stretch of the Dukes Highway between Coonalpyn and Kiki and a 51 kilometre stretch of Port Wakefield Rd between Two Wells and Port Wakefield
Road Safety Minister Tony Piccolo said the cameras are located on two of the busiest highways in the state to slow speeding motorists down and reduce the road toll.
“Between 2009 and 2013, 17 people died on the Dukes Highway and 12 people died on Port Wakefield Road,” he said.
“One death on our roads is too many and important initiatives like this save lives.”
Point-to-point cameras calculate a driver’s average speed between the two points and if the average speed of the vehicle is above the speed limit, then the driver is penalised.
The cameras operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week and will also be able to detect the actual speed of a vehicle.
Mr Piccolo said the cameras have been extensively tested and drivers are given warnings with ‘safety camera ahead’ and ‘average speed camera zone’ signs.
More point-to-point cameras will soon come in to operation on Victor Harbor Road, the Sturt Highway, South Eastern Freeway and the Northern Expressway.
