Revenue from speed and red light cameras in NSW has tripled during the past five years – but the state’s death toll has also increased.
According to News Corp, the Baird Government rakes in more than $532,000 per day through the cameras from NSW motorists.
Meanwhile, recent statistics showed there has been 296 people killed on NSW roads so far in 2015 — up from 267 in 2014.
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The death toll for 2015 is 11 higher than the average (280) for the last three years.
The previous O’Farrell Government promised to remove fixed cameras that weren’t having a direct affect on motorists driving behaviour, so far 34 had been taken out.
According to News Corp, revenue from fines spiked thanks to an increase of mobile speed cameras, which went from being used for 930 hours a month in 2014, to 7000 hours a month in 2015.
During the past two months, about 20 new red light cameras were erected.
About $16.5 million was collected from speed and red light cameras in August, with the NSW Government on track to break through the $200 million-a-year revenue barrier.
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