The Transport Minister says speedsters will still be caught - even with signs warning them cameras are ahead.
More than 100 signs are being rolled out onto New Zealand roads over the coming year.
Minister Simeon Brown says it will give motorists a chance to slow before they enter high-crash areas.
But he says there will only be signs for fixed cameras.
"These signs are about providing forewarning - but at the same time, mobile cameras will continue to operate anywhere, at any time, and motorists are required to keep to the law."
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Warning signs for fixed speed cameras will be rolled out
across the country. The government hopes this move will allow
key with the opportunity to check their speeds in high
crash areas to avoid tickets and accidents. The rollout's going
to take place as MZTA takes over speed camera responsibility
from police. The speed signs are already going up and
are expected to be fully implemented by June of next year.
(00:22):
Samin Brown is the Transport Minister and is with us
this afternoon. Cailder Minister, Good afternoon, je, So talk us
through what's happening in the next couple of weeks.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Well, today we unveiled the first of mzta's speed camera signs.
This is about ensuring that motorists have good signage head
of speed cameras to ensure that they are able to
be warned are just their speed if necessary. Ultimately, speed
cameras are about improving safety on our roads rather than
simply just revenue raising, which is a fear that many
(00:53):
motorers have.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Yeah talk us through the alternative, because there will be
a lot of people who say, isn't the whole point
of speed cameras to catch out people?
Speaker 2 (00:59):
When this meeting, well, ultimately they're about improving safety on
our roads and so if you do break the law. Ultimately,
speed cameras are there in order to make people who
are speeding to pay a fine. But at the same
time they're also about improving safety and if people don't
have an opportunity to check their speed are just if necessary,
(01:20):
then ultimately people do see them as simply just being
about revenue raising, which is certainly not what they're intended
to be. So this government will be rolling out the
signage across all fixed camera sites across the country over
the next twelve months. There's been two so far, second
one in Wellington today we progressively rolled out so all
fixed camera sites have signage to warn motorists ahead of
(01:41):
them approaching these cameras.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
Yeah, important to point out that this is the fixed
speed cameras right as opposed to mobile speed cameras.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Correct, So the reality is, you know, ultimately if motoris
aren't breaking the law, there could be mobile cameras and
other places. This is about fixed cameras which are meant
to be in a high risk spots where there is
a risk to others, and ultimately it's important that motorists
keep to the speed limit.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
Yes, So just to imagine here that I'm a motorist,
what is to stop me from speeding until I get
right up to the area where you've got a sign
saying there's a speed camera going slowly through that area,
and then immediately speeding up again afterwards.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Well, ultimately, you know, reality is that the law is
the air, and we all motorists must follow the law.
But at the same time, speed cameras are there to
ensure that in high risk locations motorists are following the law.
And so that's why their signage is important to encourage
motorists to check their speed. It's about ensuring they've got
(02:39):
an opportunity to slow down so they're not just simply
penged wind going past, and it's about giving that warning
ahead of But at the same time, the mobile cameras
which the police, which we transfer every toy ZTA as well,
they will continue to operate across our roading network at
the same time.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
I suppose that that's the other theory with this though, right,
that motorists will simply drive quickly and then when they
get to a speed camera or they'll slow down and
then they'll speed up again afterwards. And I suppose if
there wasn't a sign and they got pinged for that,
then that might mean they slow down everywhere a bit
more in the future. Can you understand that?
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Well, ultimately that's ultimately mobile cameras can operate anywhere at
any time, and motorists are required to keep to the
speed limit. You know, the government's got a separate piece
of work underway around making sure that we don't just
simply have blankets speed limits to slow everyone down and
make them crawl through our cities. But where there are
(03:33):
where what the law requires, motoris are required to keep
to the speed limit, and these signs are about providing
few warning. But at the same time, mobile cameras will
continue to operate anywhere at any time, and motors are
required to keep to the law.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
And these fixed speed cameras they're going to be operated
by n ZTA rather than by police.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
That's right. So the under the last government approved transferring
speed cameras away from police to n z That work
is now underway. They will now be operating it. They've
got a new tech back office that are setting up
to enable it. There's also new average speed camera checks
that are also being installed in different parts of the country.
(04:15):
That's about, rather than a spot check, checking your speed
over a period of time. You'll see that in other
countries such as Australia, So rather than just being what
your particular speed limit might be at that particular location,
it'll be actually looking at your average speed over a
particular length of a row as well. So that's about
a different way of ensuring people are keeping to the
(04:36):
speed limit, rather than just paying them for what speed
limit they were got speed they were going at a
particular point.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Do they have that in the Waterview Tunnel at the moment?
Speaker 2 (04:44):
No, they don't.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Okay, no, I thought. I've had a friend who got
a couple of nasty surprises in the mail while driving
my car, I might add going through the Waterview tunnel.
So it's always good to go to the expert on
this front. Have you ever had a speeding ticket, Minister, No,
I haven't. I'm not surprise by the Thank you very much
for your time, that is Transport Minister Simeon Brown.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to
News Talks a B from four pm weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio,
Warning signs for fixed speed cameras will be rolled out
across the country. The government hopes this move will allow
key with the opportunity to check their speeds in high
crash areas to avoid tickets and accidents. The rollout's going
to take place as MZTA takes over speed camera responsibility
from police. The speed signs are already going up and
are expected to be fully implemented by June of next year.
(00:22):
Samin Brown is the Transport Minister and is with us
this afternoon. Cailder Minister, Good afternoon, je, So talk us
through what's happening in the next couple of weeks.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Well, today we unveiled the first of mzta's speed camera signs.
This is about ensuring that motorists have good signage head
of speed cameras to ensure that they are able to
be warned are just their speed if necessary. Ultimately, speed
cameras are about improving safety on our roads rather than
simply just revenue raising, which is a fear that many
(00:53):
motorers have.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Yeah talk us through the alternative, because there will be
a lot of people who say, isn't the whole point
of speed cameras to catch out people?
Speaker 2 (00:59):
When this meeting, well, ultimately they're about improving safety on
our roads and so if you do break the law. Ultimately,
speed cameras are there in order to make people who
are speeding to pay a fine. But at the same
time they're also about improving safety and if people don't
have an opportunity to check their speed are just if necessary,
(01:20):
then ultimately people do see them as simply just being
about revenue raising, which is certainly not what they're intended
to be. So this government will be rolling out the
signage across all fixed camera sites across the country over
the next twelve months. There's been two so far, second
one in Wellington today we progressively rolled out so all
fixed camera sites have signage to warn motorists ahead of
(01:41):
them approaching these cameras.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
Yeah, important to point out that this is the fixed
speed cameras right as opposed to mobile speed cameras.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Correct, So the reality is, you know, ultimately if motoris
aren't breaking the law, there could be mobile cameras and
other places. This is about fixed cameras which are meant
to be in a high risk spots where there is
a risk to others, and ultimately it's important that motorists
keep to the speed limit.
Speaker 1 (02:05):
Yes, So just to imagine here that I'm a motorist,
what is to stop me from speeding until I get
right up to the area where you've got a sign
saying there's a speed camera going slowly through that area,
and then immediately speeding up again afterwards.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Well, ultimately, you know, reality is that the law is
the air, and we all motorists must follow the law.
But at the same time, speed cameras are there to
ensure that in high risk locations motorists are following the law.
And so that's why their signage is important to encourage
motorists to check their speed. It's about ensuring they've got
(02:39):
an opportunity to slow down so they're not just simply
penged wind going past, and it's about giving that warning
ahead of But at the same time, the mobile cameras
which the police, which we transfer every toy ZTA as well,
they will continue to operate across our roading network at
the same time.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
I suppose that that's the other theory with this though, right,
that motorists will simply drive quickly and then when they
get to a speed camera or they'll slow down and
then they'll speed up again afterwards. And I suppose if
there wasn't a sign and they got pinged for that,
then that might mean they slow down everywhere a bit
more in the future. Can you understand that?
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Well, ultimately that's ultimately mobile cameras can operate anywhere at
any time, and motorists are required to keep to the
speed limit. You know, the government's got a separate piece
of work underway around making sure that we don't just
simply have blankets speed limits to slow everyone down and
make them crawl through our cities. But where there are
(03:33):
where what the law requires, motoris are required to keep
to the speed limit, and these signs are about providing
few warning. But at the same time, mobile cameras will
continue to operate anywhere at any time, and motors are
required to keep to the law.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
And these fixed speed cameras they're going to be operated
by n ZTA rather than by police.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
That's right. So the under the last government approved transferring
speed cameras away from police to n z That work
is now underway. They will now be operating it. They've
got a new tech back office that are setting up
to enable it. There's also new average speed camera checks
that are also being installed in different parts of the country.
(04:15):
That's about, rather than a spot check, checking your speed
over a period of time. You'll see that in other
countries such as Australia, So rather than just being what
your particular speed limit might be at that particular location,
it'll be actually looking at your average speed over a
particular length of a row as well. So that's about
a different way of ensuring people are keeping to the
(04:36):
speed limit, rather than just paying them for what speed
limit they were got speed they were going at a
particular point.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Do they have that in the Waterview Tunnel at the moment?
Speaker 2 (04:44):
No, they don't.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Okay, no, I thought. I've had a friend who got
a couple of nasty surprises in the mail while driving
my car, I might add going through the Waterview tunnel.
So it's always good to go to the expert on
this front. Have you ever had a speeding ticket, Minister, No,
I haven't. I'm not surprise by the Thank you very much
for your time, that is Transport Minister Simeon Brown.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to
News Talks a B from four pm weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio,
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