The New South Wales Government is set to re-introduce speed
camera warning signs across the state from February next year
–
backflipping on its November 2020 decision to take the signs
off the road.
The removal of warning signs was a highly controversial
decision, leading to a backlash from both members of the public and
a number of organisations interested in road safety – the
former seeing the removal as a revenue raising measure and the
latter suggesting it could result in more drivers
speeding.
Government
relies on report
To justify its removal of the signs, the government cited a
report from the government-funded Monash University Accident
Research Centre, which suggested that while the signs did get
drivers to slow down on approach, they did not deter speeding
generally.
