Source: Mental Health Australia
Road safety on the M2 motorway and Lane Cove tunnel will receive a boost with the installation of an Average Speed Cameras length targeting heavy vehicle speeding offences.
The new length covers 26 km between Baulkham Hills at the start of the M2 and Naremburn on the M1 with the cameras expected to become operational after 22 September 2025.
The cameras will initially operate in warning mode for a minimum of two months, with heavy vehicle drivers caught speeding at 30 km/h or less over the speed limit sent a warning letter. Heavy vehicle drivers caught speeding at more than 30 km/h over the speed limit will receive a penalty. Fines, demerit points and other penalties will apply to heavy vehicles as normal after the grace period.
Heavy vehicles make up only three per cent of vehicle registrations, and eight per cent of kilometres travelled by NSW vehicles, however, they account for around 19 per cent of road fatalities.
Research shows that Average Speed Cameras dramatically reduce the number of serious crashes along a length of road.
Fatal and serious injury crashes involving heavy vehicles fell by 42 per cent on Average Speed Camera lengths during the five years between 2018 and 2022.
Average speed enforcement works by measuring the amount of time it takes a heavy vehicle to drive between two points which are a known distance apart. The average speed that the heavy vehicle travelled between the two points can then be calculated.
Fines from heavy vehicle Average Speed Cameras go directly into the Community Road Safety Fund to deliver targeted road safety initiatives in NSW.
To sign up for alerts to changes in camera locations, visit www.saferroadsnsw.com.au.