PENALTIES are now being enforced in an average speed camera trial which measures motorists’ speeds along a 15km stretch of the Pacific Highway between Kew and Lake Innes.
From 1 July 2025 both light and heavy vehicles will receive penalties for speeding at two trial sites in regional NSW, the other of which is a 16km stretch of the Hume Highway between Coolac and Gundagai.
The trial extends the use of average speed cameras to light vehicles for the first time.
According to the state government, data from the trial shows that speeding at the trial locations “decreased significantly” during the two-month warning period.
In the first week of the two-month warning period, one in every 122 drivers of light vehicles was caught speeding on the Pacific Highway cameras and issued with warning letters.
At the end of the seventh week, there was a 48 percent improvement in behaviour on the Pacific Highway with the number of light vehicle drivers detected speeding dropping to one in every 235.
During the warning period, light vehicle drivers were only fined if caught exceeding the speed limit by more than 30 km/h.
There have been nine fines issued at the Pacific Highway location and three fines issued at the Hume Highway location during the warning period.
“The initial indicators from the warning period are promising, with a significant reduction in speeding at both trial locations,” said Minister for Roads and Minister for Regional Transport Jenny Aitchison
“Overall, we’ve seen a 45 percent decrease in light vehicles speeding over the first seven weeks of the trial.
“It’s good to see driver behaviour improving before we switch to enforcement mode.”
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