Canberra to get point-to-point speed cameras.......in an 80kmh zone

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http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news...a/1948302.aspx

Point-to-point cameras come to Canberra

Point-to-point cameras come to Canberra
BY NINO BUCCI, POLICE REPORTER
22 Sep, 2010 08:41 AM
Point-to-point traffic cameras will be slugging speeding drivers in the ACT by mid-2011, with the Government expecting each system to generate more than $360,000 in fines each year.
But the cameras are also expected to save the territory as much as $11.8 billion in crash costs over the next 10 years.

The first camera will be installed on Hindmarsh Drive between Yamba Drive and the Monaro Highway and the second on Gungahlin Drive between the Barton Highway and Belconnen Way.

The average speed of motorists travelling the 5.5km stretch of Hindmarsh Drive will be calculated by timing how long it takes to make it between the two points. If that average speed exceeds the 80km/h speed limit, the driver is fined.

Prospective camera sites that may be introduced include Parkes Way, Tuggeranong Parkway, Ginninderra Drive and the Monaro Highway.

The sites have been selected based on traffic and safety levels.

The ACT Government announced the roll-out of the camera network yesterday and released a study on their proposed introduction.

For more on the study, and the reaction of the ACT Opposition to the plan, see the print edition of today's Canberra Times.