New Speed Camera Setups in Sydney

Originally Posted by Paxton

Does anybody know if the Camera outside of the Wollongong University catches cars both ways? I'm down there a bit for work, and don't always drive slow through there.

The uni one from what I can tell its only Northbound. The one around the Fairy Meadow intersection does the Southbound. When heading north from before the uni turnoff I keep the cruise control on until after the Fairy Meadow intersection then boot it up Mt Ousley

Originally Posted by Mechan1k

I only really noticed the other week at night (after a dayshift) ... the bright bands of light at the entrance (only outbound from city direction though) ... and then the end of the tunnel is brightly lit.

They have the larger white cameras on the left for pollution/traffic monitoring ... but I am sure there's the black barrel-style cameras up on the roof ... above the left lane offset ... didn't get a good look at the right lane roof though.

Mind you trying to drive and look up at the same time at night (cruise set to 70km/h at least) still wasn't the easist.

No breakdown lane to pull over and have a look either.

Perhaps they're just for traffic and incident monitoring, CCTV for RTA. Brighter lighting wouldn't be needed for speed cameras.

[Mechan1k]

The cameras at the bottom of My Ousley ... on capture vehicles it points directly to the front of.

Coming down the hill ... the camera is just after the split in the road (faces towards you).

The one prior to the hill is just before the left bend (nearly obscured by the trees from memory) ... and this faces towards you as well.

These ones are only one way cameras.

[Mechan1k]

Originally Posted by BlackLS

Perhaps they're just for traffic and incident monitoring, CCTV for RTA. Brighter lighting wouldn't be needed for speed cameras.

That's what i am hoping.

Although the speed camera in the Eastern Distributor has a bright beam of light across all lanes right where the speed camera is ... that's why it has me thinking the M2 maybe the same.

[nugget378]

Theres a new one on the pacific highway,outside the public school between Gordon and Killara,on both sides of the road facing the oncoming traffic.
As a point of interest is there a camera in the harbour tunnel southbound?
I know there are signs but I saw a bmw and a merc flying down the hill and no flash,could be infrared but they seemed to not worry and slowed down right at the bottom,I have been looking (as well as I can while driving) for a camera there and cant seem to see it,not only that but I have caught myself creeping over the limit there by 10 or so k's a few times and havent had a ticket..
My speedo could be out??

[Mechan1k]

There's multiple camera's through the Harbour Tunnel ... both directions.

Look for the cuts in the road (like a grid) ... I think it calculates your speed and average time it take you to get through the tunnel now.

It used to be a single camera right at the middle of the tunnel under a bright light ... this has changed to IR cameras throughout.

Although ... with the way speeds are in cars now ... doing 10 over on your speedo might be actually 5 over ... and probably won't ping you for it ... depending on the tolerances set into those actual cameras (these I do not know).

At least we aren't like Victoria yet where you get done for just a couple over the limit.

[Bluehoon]

Came through the M2 today, slowed right down and crawled through looking..

There is usual traffic cameras and pollution monitoring gear thats it. There isn't any speed cameras in there.

What I did notice is teh lighting is changing. They are phasing out the orange / yellow and going for white lights...

I can see why people would get suspicious...

There is definitely no cameras in the tunnel..

[Mechan1k]

Cool .. thanks for that ... I was wondering if it was a camera or not.

Just looked very suspicious at night with the lighting intensity difference throughout the tunnel.

[Rodp]

Originally Posted by DOC

GT your having a lend mate, cruise control is that cruise control for the open road, using it in and around city driving would drive you mad in minutes, speed changes every few k's on and off the brakes avoiding those lovelly camry drivers, you really cant tell you have mastered driving in the city with CC, if you have we all need your secret.

If it's bumper to bumper then there's no real fear of accidently breaking the speed limit. I use cruise control quite a lot driving around Sydney once I'm out of the middle of the city. Having to do quite a bit of driving all over Sydney, cruise control has been great.

Ford recently did a reco on my handbrake and when the car warmed up the handbrake light would come on and disengage cruise control. Cruise control has almost become second nature to use and I realised how much I actually did use it when I couldn't.

[Rodp]

Originally Posted by nugget378

Theres a new one on the pacific highway,outside the public school between Gordon and Killara,on both sides of the road facing the oncoming traffic.
As a point of interest is there a camera in the harbour tunnel southbound?
I know there are signs but I saw a bmw and a merc flying down the hill and no flash,could be infrared but they seemed to not worry and slowed down right at the bottom,I have been looking (as well as I can while driving) for a camera there and cant seem to see it,not only that but I have caught myself creeping over the limit there by 10 or so k's a few times and havent had a ticket..
My speedo could be out??

Your speedo probably reads a few k's high. I know I can go through the harbour tunnel and M5 tunnel while my speedo reads 90 and not get pinged. I keep it around 85 though. There's definitely a couple of cameras in the harbour tunnel in both directions.

I think it was the north bound that couldn't get the bike doing 180ish (because he'd cover his plate) but ended up being caught since he would go through the tunnel at the same time every morning and plod picked him up in person. :P

[Mechan1k]

Originally Posted by Rodp

If it's bumper to bumper then there's no real fear of accidently breaking the speed limit. I use cruise control quite a lot driving around Sydney once I'm out of the middle of the city. Having to do quite a bit of driving all over Sydney, cruise control has been great.

Ford recently did a reco on my handbrake and when the car warmed up the handbrake light would come on and disengage cruise control. Cruise control has almost become second nature to use and I realised how much I actually did use it when I couldn't.

Same ... I use cruise all of the time around Sydney ... once you get used to it. Even in light traffic I use it ... it is easy to get used to.

My wife hates using it altogether ... but since I got it in both my vehicles now ... It's an option I will make sure I have from now on.

[nugget378]

Originally Posted by Rodp

Your speedo probably reads a few k's high. I know I can go through the harbour tunnel and M5 tunnel while my speedo reads 90 and not get pinged. I keep it around 85 though. There's definitely a couple of cameras in the harbour tunnel in both directions.

I think it was the north bound that couldn't get the bike doing 180ish (because he'd cover his plate) but ended up being caught since he would go through the tunnel at the same time every morning and plod picked him up in person. :P

Yeah it probably does,Ive gotten used to going past radar traps on the M4 and F3 at 120 and never get pulled.

Funny thought hit me the other day going past a camera in a school zone,they go for what? 100m past the school?
I doubt kids suddenly change behaviour and become more traffic savvy just outside the school zones,and at a few places they cross in droves just outside the zone,what makes it safer to do 60 instead of 40 then?
Of course we must drive safely and to the conditions, but,it just seems to me its more about revenue than safety,being that fencing the road off and providing crossing bridges would be alot safer,but that would cost money,not make it :

[ltd]

Dobroyd parade in five dock, they have poles/control box there so look out for the next Morris Dilemma erection.
As for the proliferation of new camers, it was always gonna get this way after the election, as the revenues have fallen in known spots. Soon we will be like the UK where cameras are hidden everywhere.
In that vein, NSW government (sic), has changed its mission statement to; "We've got what it takes to take what you've got". Kunts

[Muscle_Inc]

Would there be any cameras inside the airport tunnel targeting speeding?

[ltd]

On the northern end of the airport tunnel heading towards sans souci there two speed cameras in a row that are variable, the M5 tunnel has 2 cameras in it each way that are also variable. You just can't speed around the airport. (Well I can, I often reach speeds of 360kmh).

[gtfpv]

Originally Posted by DOC

GT your having a lend mate, cruise control is that cruise control for the open road, using it in and around city driving would drive you mad in minutes, speed changes every few k's on and off the brakes avoiding those lovelly camry drivers, you really cant tell you have mastered driving in the city with CC, if you have we all need your secret.

hey DOC. i drive 65kms each way to work . i go on 3 motorways, which have speed cameras. its a boring drive . and without cruise control it's very easy to kreep 10 to 20km over the limit.
of course there are speed changes on all the motorways, so you still have to concentrate on when to change the speed.
the only time i DO NOT USE IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE IS AFTER M/N SHIFT.
you actually notice speed and inertia changes when your having a microsleep, i think so anyway. cruise control will breed complacancy when tired .

[GT-E]

I do not know of any two way fixed speed cameras in NSW.
AFAIK the camera needs to be on your side of the road to get you.
Having cars going both directions would cause too many false possitives and also prevent many infringements due to traffic blocking the picture.
I take ALOT of notice of the NSW speed cameras and know where most of them are. The one heading N on the M2, I give the finger too as I go past at 70km/h only to boot it back to 90km/h. It seems pointless to have a 3rd lane only to wipe 20km/h off the limit. We should all get paintball guns and aim for the lenses.

[mrnsx]

the best way to avoid speed cameras is .......







Dont speed

[ltd]

Concord road at Concord is a two way speed camera.

Mrnsx, do you need a step ladder to climb off that high horse of yours?

[FPV GT]

Originally Posted by Paxton

Does anybody know if the Camera outside of the Wollongong University catches cars both ways? I'm down there a bit for work, and don't always drive slow through there.

Nope, that one only catches soutbound traffic. The concrete divider in the middle prevents coverage of the other side.

There is one in Bulli, Princess Hwy just before the Park Road traffic lights. (southbound towards Wollongong). The grids are in the southbound lanes. However last year they were testing it via northbound lane triggering (ie across lanes into oncoming traffic). I know this because I triggered the flash on the way to a club meeting. I turned back and asked them what was going on, and they confirmed opposite side of road activation.
There are markes in the road suggesting loops, but have not heard of anyone getting done that way yet.

Regards
Paul

[auxr83]

speed cameras can get up to six lanes with a median strip in between they have to be level and 40mm away from the gutter or they get in trouble they are set 7ks over so in a 60 zone they are set on 67 you get caught speeding they round down 2 or 3 ks as a factory speedo can be under or over that amount thats why there is always fines of 3ks over which is one point they also cant be near a bend have to be on a straight road and if you get a smartass they will try and hide to catch you or you get the nice ones who make them selfs visable to you i spoke to a guy who does it for a job let me in on the info this is for mobile speed cameras not fixed ones