Two new safe speed cameras will start operating this week in the Waitemata Police District, in an effort to ensure safe speeds and reduce deaths and injuries on our roads.
“Road crashes have devastating impacts on families and communities,” operations manager road policing inspector Peter McKennie said.
SH 1 in Wellsford and Dome Valley in Dome Forest are among 33 locations across New Zealand where new digital cameras are being installed as part of the third phase of the $10 million static camera expansion programme.
Sites receiving new cameras have all been identified as having a high crash-risk based on detailed analysis by independent traffic experts.
“We know from international experience that safe speed cameras have an impact on slowing people down to safer speeds, and that’s what we want,” McKennie said. “This is why we’re placing safe speed cameras at these and other sites, to encourage people to reduce their speed, which in turn helps reduce deaths and injuries on our roads.”
McKennie noted the expansion programme will continue to be backed by other measures, including a highly visible police presence on high-risk routes.
The New Zealand Police encourage drivers to protect themselves and their families by driving to the conditions and within the speed limit, driving sober and alert, and making sure everyone in the car wears a safety belt.
“Let’s work together and make sure everybody gets where they’re going safely,” McKennie added.
