Dunedin is to get two new speed cameras at what police deem to be high-risk areas for crashes.
The cameras will be put up in King Edward St and Maclaggan St as part of 33 installations nationwide ''in an effort to drive down mean speeds and related deaths and injuries'', Operations Manager Road Policing, Inspector Peter McKennie says.
“The placement of the poles and cameras is occurring at those sites across the country that have been identified as having a high crash risk and a history of fatalities and injury crashes, based on detailed analysis by independent traffic experts,” Insp McKennie says.
The poles would be put in place at the Dunedin sites ''in the near future'' and the cameras installed after that. Once in place, they would be tested before becoming operational.
“We know from international experience that safe speed cameras do have an impact on slowing people down, particularly around the sphere of influence of the camera," Insp McKennie said.
“This is why we are working to place safe speed cameras at this and other sites, to encourage people to reduce their mean speeds, which, when coupled with road safety improvements and other measures, helps to reduce deaths and injuries.”
Site works for the 33 sites were announced in May this year, and represent the third phase of the $10m static camera expansion programme announced in July 2013.
Insp McKennie said police weren't interested in camera fines.
“We’re only interested in the impact the cameras have in encouraging people to slow down to safe and appropriate speeds and get to their destination safely.”
The final tranche of the new safe speed camera sites:
- Tamaki Drive, Parnell
- Hillsborough Road, Hillsborough
- Great North Road, Grey Lynn
- State Highway 2, Pukehina
- State Highway 1, Temuka
- Leeston Road, Springston
- State Highway 3, Mokoia
- State Highway 56, Tiakitahuna
- Mahia Road, Wattle Downs
- Massey Road, Mangere
- Waiuku Road, Mauku
- Glenbrook Road, Kingseat
- Awhitu Road, Karioitahi
- Great North Road, Kamo
- Dunedin Southern Motorway, Burnside
- King Edward Street, South Dunedin
- Otatara Road, New River Ferry
- Maclaggan Street, Dunedin Central
- Wansbeck Street, Oamaru
- State Highway 2, Maramarua
- State Highway 2, Waikino
- Main Road, Raglan
- State Highway 29, Te Poi
- Otorohanga Road, Otorohanga
- State Highway 2, Waihi
- Te Awamutu Cambridge Road, Cambridge
- Coatesville-Riverhead Highway, Coatsville
- State Highway 1, Wellsford
- State Highway 17, Albany Heights
- Great North Road, Henderson
- Twin Coast Discovery Highway, Dome Valley
- Rata Street, New Lynn
- East Coast Road, Redvale
