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(2) The Traffic Camera Office does not maintain a record of maintenance by site. The following amounts have been spent on routine and reactive maintenance and camera certification;
2008-2009 – Fixed = $228,882.21 and Mobile = $51,556.58
2009-2010 – Fixed = $256,220.48 and Mobile = $53,676.30
2010-2011 – Fixed = $288,669.00 and Mobile = $51,708.94
2011-2012 – Fixed = $209,324.07 and Mobile = $44,801.19 YTD 5 April 2012
(3) The Government’s safety camera program involves the use of point to point, mobile and fixed speed cameras and fixed speed and red light cameras on arterial roads. Mobile speed cameras are also used on major and minor collector roads in residential areas. The location of existing fixed speed cameras on arterial roads was based on a number of factors including traffic volume, crash history and speed.
The capacity of the roadside was also a determining factor to ensure the cameras would be highly visible and would not create a roadside hazard. Sites for red light cameras were selected after a review of crash rankings at signalised intersections, with particular consideration of crash types that result from red light running (e.g. right angle crashes).
Other considerations included reviewing the operation of intersections with a high crash rate to determine if other operational aspects could be improved (e.g. phasing, right turn arrows etc). The final determining factor was engineering factors of red light camera installation such as road condition, number of lanes and width of the median.
Mobile speed camera locations are selected based on speed-related crash history and current speed surveys. At present there are over 100 sites on the ACT mobile speed camera network. Mobile speed camera locations are regularly reviewed and updated, with roads and sites being added or changed to ensure that the camera program clearly addresses road safety needs.
The Traffic Camera Office is responsible for the operational rotation of these sites and considers the following factors in carrying out this function:
• Intelligence received from AFP traffic operations.
• Road safety data on areas recording recent or frequent serious/fatal traffic crashes (particularly those involving excessive speed).
• Information or complaints from members of the community concerning speeding vehicles or the potential for crashes to occur in the area.
• The placement of other traffic offence detection devices to ensure that they are not operating in the same direction on the same road within a distance of one kilometre of each other.
(4) The Government does not currently hypothecate safety camera revenue to fund road safety initiatives.
(Copies of the attachments are available at the Chamber Support Office).
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