It’s soon to be ‘game over’ for Tasmanian speeding drivers, with new point-to-point speed averaging cameras set to roll out across the state.
The technology will be tested from mid to late 2024, with funding for the project included in the government’s Automated Traffic Enforcement Project.
It means drivers can be detected speeding without racing past a camera, with the technology automatically calculating the time it took a driver to travel between two speed cameras to determine if they were speeding or not.
“Average speed enforcement is used in Australia and internationally, generally on high traffic roads,” a spokesperson said.
“Mobile average speed is an emerging technology that may be suitable for speed enforcement on Tasmania’s road network.”
According to the Department of State Growth, over 77,000 speeding fines totalling $10.17 million have been issued since September 2022.
A further 1,780 distracted driver and seatbelt offences have also been detected, with fines reaching $1.78 million.
The department is currently finalising testing of automatic number plate recognition technology for monitoring unregistered vehicles.
“Testing is required to prove the capability of this technology here in Tasmania.”
“The trialling of registration and average speed enforcement is being completed using existing speed camera trailers.”
The total expected cost for registration enforcement over two years is around $220,000 and $215,000 for average speed enforcement.
