Question put forward to the Hon. P. HOLLOWAY regarding traffic speed analyser use.
The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK:
1. Can the Minister for Police advise the dates and time when a traffic speed analyser device was located at:
(a) Murray Road, Port Noarlunga, between 1 January and 30 April 2005;
(b) Swanport Road, Murray Bridge, during the month of May 2005; and
(c) Barton Terrace West, North Adelaide, between 1 January 2003 and 30 May 2005?
2. What was the total value of expiation fees issued for each of the above locations?
3. What were the specific road safety risks at each location which contributed to the decision to deploy the devices at those locations?
The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: The Minister for Police has advised the following:
Note: Data included in this document in relation to “traffic speed analyser devices” includes mobile radars, laser and speed cameras unless otherwise specified.
1. (a) Traffic Speed Analyser deployment on Murray Road, Port Noarlunga, between 1 January 2003 and 30 April 2005. Speed camera utilised only.
Date Time Commenced Time Completed
30/01/2003 2100 2210
3/04/2003 1730 2310
19/04/2003 1650 2020
21/04/2003 1505 1805
25/04/2003 2135 2305
8/05/2003 0655 1055
6/06/2003 2100 2210
19/06/2003 0800 1140
14/08/2003 1015 1245
3/10/2003 2050 2305
25/11/2003 1100 1300
6/12/2003 1055 1355
11/12/2003 2035 2200
16/01/2004 1110 1315
11/02/2004 0710 1300
20/04/2004 1105 1250
27/05/2004 1815 2100
29/07/2004 2000 2200
30/09/2004 1935 2055
30/11/2004 0910 1220
3/12/2004 1520 1820
7/12/2004 1045 1245
9/12/2004 0825 1125
11/01/2005 0700 0927
29/04/2005 1840 2045
(b) Traffic Speed Analyser deployment on Swanport Road, Murray Bridge, between 1 May 2005 and 31 May 2005. Laser device utilised only
Date Time Commenced Time Completed
7/05/2005 2200 2230
8/05/2005 0500 0600
8/05/2005 1015 1045
(c) Traffic Speed Analyser deployment on Barton Terrace West, North Adelaide, between 1 January 2003 and 31 May 2005. Camera utilised only.
Date Time Commenced Time Completed
2/11/2003 1115 1245
6/01/2004 1625 2055
7/01/2004 0900 1130
6/03/2004 1525 1925
7/03/2004 0810 1340
16/03/2004 1845 2330
21/03/2004 0805 1120
11/04/2004 0705 1115
26/04/2004 1530 1900
2/05/2004 0705 1005
26/05/2004 0825 0840
13/06/2004 0705 1055
22/06/2004 1540 1950
23/06/2004 0910 1210
8/07/2004 1620 1830
11/07/2004 1245 1515
13/07/2004 1632 2102
16/07/2004 0716 1116
27/07/2004 1547 1947
3/08/2004 1430 1900
7/08/2004 0804 1104
13/08/2004 1627 1957
15/08/2004 0835 1215
31/08/2004 1439 1809
5/09/2004 0811 1111
7/09/2004 1422 1752
15/09/2004 1119 1409
18/09/2004 0746 1101
19/09/2004 1445 2115
5/10/2004 0740 1245
10/10/2004 1240 1320
17/10/2004 0730 1100
22/10/2004 0900 1230
16/11/2004 1635 2005
1/12/2004 0915 1245
4/12/2004 1142 1420
7/12/2004 1545 1955
18/12/2004 0733 1033
19/12/2004 0750 1400
28/12/2004 1530 1930
7/01/2005 1537 1807
11/01/2005 1945 2215
18/01/2005 1520 1930
19/01/2005 0910 1230
20/01/2005 1426 1843
30/01/2005 1145 1350
8/02/2005 1420 1915
15/02/2005 1220 1350
3/04/2005 1045 1325
4/04/2005 0735 1055
30/04/2005 1112 1422
4/05/2005 1540 1840
24/05/2005 1545 1845
2. Total value of expiation fees issued for each location:
DATE INTERVAL LOCATION EXPIATION FEES
1 January 2003—30 April 2005 Murray Road, Port Noarlunga $45,891
May 2005 Swanport Road, Murray Bridge $507
1 January 2003—31 May 2005 Barton Terrace West, North Adelaide $319,424
TOTAL $365,822
The expiation fees include the levy to the Victims of Crime Fund.
3. Speed cameras are deployed as part of the strategy to reduce excessive speed and to establish a firm base for long-term change in driver attitude to speeding. Achieving these aims will lead to a reduction in the general level of speed, with a corresponding reduction in the number and severity of road crashes. The deployment of speed cameras is based on an intelligence assessment of locations, which have a road safety risk' or locations, which contribute to a road safety risk' at another location.
In assessing the road safety risk' for a location the following factors are considered:
whether the location has a crash history;
whether the location contributes to crashes in other locations;
whether the location has been identified by SAPOL Road Safety Audits as having a road safety risk;
where intelligence reports provide information of dangerous driving practices associated with speeding, especially speed dangerous;
whether the physical conditions of a location creates a road safety risk.
Speed cameras are then allocated a location where they will best reduce the risk of crashes.
Speed camera deployment is an important part of the road safety strategy, as speed remains a significant contributing causal factor in road crashes with higher speeds resulting in an increased chance of a crash and increased road trauma at a crash.
Murray Road, Port Noarlunga has had 12 crashes and one vehicle was recorded by speed cameras travelling at 102 km/h; this is 42 km/h in excess of the 60 km/h speed limit. There have been two complaints by local residents regarding speeding vehicles on Murray Road.
Swanport Road, Murray Bridge has had 20 crashes and one vehicle was recorded by speed cameras travelling at 106 km/h; this is 46 km/h in excess of the 60 km/h speed limit.
Barton Terrace West, North Adelaide has had 6 crashes and two vehicles were recorded by speed cameras travelling at 91 and 97 km/h this is 41 and 47 km/h in excess of the 50 km/h speed limit.
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