Mysterious cameras in Ulladulla

[mr_h._simpson]

Hi,

I was driving through Ulladulla on the NSW south coast the other day and noticed at the majority of intersections there were black, vandal proof looking boxes chained to the poles of street signs. A cord ran out of each of these boxes up a pole attached to the street sign and had a small camera mounted on top of the pole. The camera was generally pointed fairly steeply down. Cameras were pretty small, about the size of a fat texta. The angle of them looked like they were looking into cars through the front windscreen.

Each intersection had 4 or more of these set up.

Anyone know what they are for? My guess is they can detect mobile phone use but I'm not sure.

I shoulda got a pic but didn't think to at the time.

Thanks!
Andrew

[Itsme]

I've noticed these type of cameras here in the western suburbs of melbourne which are mounted on poles prior to road work upgrades, as for their intended use I have no idea!


Cheers

[Yellow_Festiva]

Yes, it sounds like the new mobile phone detection cameras.

[wodahs]

id say (like ive seen here in WA) they are traffic flow cameras and be gone in a few weeks

they used them on some streets near my work (a heavy truck route) and not the strips across the road in the last check for the road upgrade
the main part be no higher than someones reach and i think that was the recording box for the camera , we had bout a dozen along the stretch at the intercessions

[aussiblue]

It's never duller than in Ulladulla. Sorry, but I always wanted and excuse to say that,

[snap0964]

Oh, it's quite exciting with all the fires around at the moment.

[baboon]

Similar sightings in Colac, Victoria in 2016, they are traffic-count cameras: https://colacherald.com.au/2016/03/62442/

[aussiblue]

Oh, it's quite exciting with all the fires around at the moment.

Let's hope history doesn't repeat itself http://www.ulladulla.info/bush-fire-...n-of-ulladulla

[snap0964]

Next few days will be telling.

[Citroënbender]

I believe they’re for traffic monitoring, I think some are placed to evaluate usage of “rat runs” - saw similar in north-west Sydney a couple of months back.

[roKWiz]

Being Ulladulla, they probably want to count all the Canberrans currently there.

[marty351]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Being Ulladulla, they probably want to count all the Canberrans currently there.

Escaping the dullness, no doubt.

[Sprintey]

They could be care packages that Call of Duty players have missed picking up

[wodahs]

Originally Posted by marty351

Escaping the dullness, no doubt.

so they'd be heading back to cantbrah then , no

[creative]

had them here on the central coast, NSW on one of the main roads to the coast. Were there about a week.

[mr_h._simpson]

Sounds like traffic monitoring most likely then. Or maybe Call of Duty care packages.


Thanks for the replies!

[Electrolyte Burns]

Time to stock up on windscreen visors. Should be a few bob to be made.

[devilcv8]

While we are talking cameras, how about Federal highway right on the border, both northbound and southbound out of the ACT. Each lane is monitored. Any ideas on what they are as there has been zero written that I can find

[bathurst77]

Definitely the new mobile phone detection cameras