Police will soon start to break ground on three new static (fixed) cameras in Auckland and Northland.
This month teams will begin to install a new camera on Ngapipi Road in Orakei, Auckland.
This will be followed with the installation of new cameras on Old North Road in Kumeu, Auckland, and on the Twin Coast Discovery Highway in Kaiwaka, Northland.
National Manager of Road Policing, Superintendent Steve Greally, says the static camera expansion programme is an important part of the government’s Safer Journeys road safety strategy.
“In many cases a crash can be significantly less severe or even completely avoided if the drivers involved reduce their speed.
“Police speed enforcement is just one of the measures which is effective in encouraging safer speeds and reducing deaths and serious injuries on our roads. These new static fixed cameras will go a long way in helping us to do exactly that,” says Superintendent Greally.
Police have worked in conjunction with NZTA and an independent transportation sector expert, Abley Transportation Consultants, to carefully select the sites based on crash risk.
Together they developed the Static Camera Site Selection Methodology to identify locations on the road network that have a proven history of crashes or potential for crashes resulting in death or serious injury.
“New Zealand Police evaluate each potential site and determine whether it’s suitable for installation of a static camera, like in these three cases,” says Superintendent Greally.
“We’ve worked with local councils, the AA, affected residents and other stakeholders to ensure everyone is satisfied with our decision to install these cameras and the response from the public has been overwhelmingly supportive.
“We know they’ll make a difference to road safety in the areas.”
Each camera uses the latest digital technology and has the ability to monitor multiple lanes of traffic in both directions.
In conjunction with the Static Camera Expansion Project, NZTA will also be rolling out signage highlighting zones of high crash risk. This includes a range of locations where fixed cameras and other enforcement methods will be used by Police.
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