NEW statistics reveal speed cameras save lives after speeding on the Hume Freeway has halved since point-to-point cameras were turned on.
The Victorian Government is using the statistics to launch a new ad campaign highlighting that speed cameras save lives.
Police and Emergency Services Minister Peter Ryan launched the “See the Bigger Picture: Cameras Save Lives” campaign on Wednesday 21 November with two Victorian road accident survivors, Wendy Eccles who features in the advertisement, and London Paralympics wheelchair rugby gold medallist Josh Hose.
“This is a simple campaign with a powerful message – cameras save lives – and the campaign provides the facts to prove it,” Mr Ryan said.
“Some 47 per cent of crashes are avoided at intersections where a speed camera is installed – preventing death or serious injury.
“The cost of road trauma in Victoria is estimated to be $2.9 billion per year, while speed-related trauma costs $1 billion per year, with one person injured every 30 minutes.
“Fines from speed cameras equate to just eight per cent of the annual cost of road trauma.”
Camera figures released by the Coalition Government today reveal the number of motorists speeding on the Hume Freeway between Epping and Craigeburn has plunged from 19,280 in the 60 days before the point-to-point cameras were switched on, to just 9,200 in the 60 days after the cameras became active.
