Signs for speed camera areas coming

Signs will be erected in areas where fixed speed cameras are operating to warn drivers. The hope is drivers check their speed, slow down if necessary and avoid getting ticketed. 

Transport Minister Simeon Brown said; “Providing Kiwis with an opportunity to check their speed and slow down in high crash areas where speed cameras are located will avoid speeding tickets and the more tragic consequences of speeding.

“Speed cameras should be about improving safety, not raising revenue. And that’s why they should be sign-posted so Kiwis have a fair warning to slow down and avoid a ticket. It’s the right thing to do.

“Speed cameras are a critical tool to crack down on drivers who are breaking the law and putting other New Zealanders’ lives at risk. While our Government is directing investment toward road policing and enforcement to improve road safety, our focus is on improving safety outcomes, not fleecing drivers’ pockets.”

“The rollout of speed camera signs on fixed speed cameras has now begun, and this rollout is expected to be completed nationwide by June 2025.

“Our Government is focused on improving road safety by deterring those breaking the law and targeting the highest contributing factors to fatal road crashes, including alcohol and drugs.”

Signs will only be present where fixed speed cameras are operating, so there’s plenty of scope to scoop up revenue with mobile cameras positioned at the end of passing lanes and downhill stretches of highways.