The M4 motorway will receive a road safety boost with the installation of a new Average Speed Camera length this month targeting heavy vehicle drivers.
- Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter to receive the latest news and classifieds from Australia’s transport industry.
- Don’t miss a second and subscribe to our monthly Deals on Wheels magazine.
- Sell your truck with Australia’s #1 truck classifieds
The new length is between Eastern Creek to South Penrith with the camera beginning operation from February 28 2025.
The new cameras will operate in warning mode for a minimum of two months, where heavy vehicle drivers caught speeding at 30km or less over the speed limit will be sent a warning letter to encourage them to change their behaviour.
Heavy vehicle drivers caught speeding at more than 30km/h over the speed limit will receive fines and demerit points as usual.
At the end of the warning letter period, offending heavy vehicle drivers will be sent fines and demerit points.
Transport Safety executive director Chadi Chalhoub says the new cameras are part of the NSW Government’s commitment to continue the roll out of additional Average Speed Cameras lengths to improve road safety.
“We know that heavy vehicles make up only 2.9 per cent of vehicle registrations, and 8.3 per cent of kilometres travelled by NSW vehicles, however, they are involved in about 18 per cent of road fatalities,” he says.
“Due to their size and mass, any crash involving a heavy vehicle is likely to be a more serious one and can often involve other road users in the crash.
“Research shows that Average Speed Cameras dramatically reduce the number of serious crashes along a length of road. The most recent speed camera review found fatal and serious injury crashes fell by 42 per cent on average speed camera lengths.”
Average speed enforcement works by measuring the amount of time it takes a vehicle to drive between two points and then calculates the average speed of the vehicle.
If the vehicle’s average speed exceeds the speed limit for the length of road, the driver will receive a penalty for speeding.
Fines from Average Speed Cameras go directly into the Community Road Safety Fund to deliver targeted road safety initiatives in NSW.
The activation of this new Average Speed Camera length applies only to heavy vehicles and is not part of the trial of average speed cameras for light vehicles.
The trial involving light vehicles is expected to begin later this year and motorists will be notified prior.
Read more:
- The Nitschke family carry on their transport legacy through generations
- Restored Ford F600 has been a family treasure for 60 years
- Tasmanian roadhouse pays tribute to fallen truckies
- Tassie Convoy 4 Kids raises thousands for children in need
- Cure Cancer encourages Aussies to BBQ for a good cause
Check out the Deals on Wheels Facebook here.