{"id":446928,"date":"2025-12-14T17:52:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T17:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/446928\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T17:52:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T17:52:20","slug":"wa-government-to-roll-out-six-more-high-tech-cameras-to-capture-driver-bad-behaviour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/446928\/","title":{"rendered":"WA government to roll out six more high-tech cameras to capture driver bad behaviour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The West Australian government will spend $80 million on a new road safety program, which includes the installation of more than 140 road safety cameras across the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">A quarter of that money will be put towards four different types of cameras, aimed at deterring dangerous driving on West Australian roads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The new cameras include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowVisible__N2zKU\">\n<li>six safety cameras that capture mobile phone and seatbelt use inside the vehicle<\/li>\n<li>four point-to-point cameras that capture average speeds between two locations<\/li>\n<li>32 near-miss cameras that capture activity at potentially dangerous intersections<\/li>\n<li>100 &#8220;smiley face&#8221; cameras that capture and display speeds in real-time to encourage drivers to slow down<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Potential locations for the four new point-to-point cameras include the Great Eastern Highway and Indian Ocean Drive.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two cars on a highway, one towing a trailer, pass by a pole mounted speed camera.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2d87cd8ef593252d74d1db0166bad67d\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">A point-to-point speed camera on WA&#8217;s Forrest Highway. (Twitter: Road Safety Commission)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The smiley face cameras will be installed around schools and areas with high pedestrian activity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Since their installation in January, the cameras capturing mobile phone and seatbelt use have photographed a range of offences, with some people <a class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2025-07-01\/new-road-safety-cameras-capture-bad-diver-behaviour\/105482556\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/105482556\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apparently taking drugs behind the wheel and others travelling with unrestrained infants<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Road Safety Minister Reece Whitby said the cameras were an effective way to deter speeding and dangerous behaviour on WA roads, with data from previous road safety camera trials showing a decline in infringements after the cameras were installed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man drives with one leg on the dashboard while using a mobile phone. \" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/89cb6e011d2f3a5a2fd9d12f0eb47430\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The cameras can capture all manner of driver behaviour, such as this man driving with one leg on the dashboard.\u00a0 (Supplied)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;What we had was an average of 47,500 infringement possibilities in that first trial period,&#8221; Mr Whitby said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;People were warned, they weren&#8217;t fined, but when the cameras went live in terms of infringements being issued, it was just over 31,000 fines issued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"EmphasisedText_quote__TE6kn\"><p>&#8220;So that tells me we&#8217;ve had behaviour change with those new safety cameras.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8216;Australian first&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The state government is also looking at ways to lessen penalties for drivers who generally follow the rules and increase penalties for dangerous drivers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Reece Whitby stands speaking at a press conference with screens and another man visible in the background. \" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9ee518552c4255582a3b50abdd1825bb\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Reece Whitby says the cameras are working in terms of improving driver behaviour. (ABC News: Grace Burmas)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;We believe that good drivers should not be treated the same way as high-risk drivers, idiots that go out there hooning, idiots that believe that they can be reckless or that the speed limit doesn&#8217;t apply to them,&#8221; Mr Whitby said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;So, we&#8217;re looking at ways that we can introduce a bit of flexibility into the system.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;This is an Australian first, certainly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A close-up shot of a new road safety camera on the end of a metal arm.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fdcdb5cdcadd97282714c09418a9ea85\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The new cameras will be similar to this one, which has been operating in Perth since January. (ABC News: Ruby Littler)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&#8220;This idea that we will give an exception to those people that might have a small over the limit fine infringement, and it might be the first time in two or three years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"EmphasisedText_quote__TE6kn\"><p>&#8220;We want to reward good drivers.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The government will spend $5 million on increasing infringement processing capabilities with a focus on targeting &#8220;high harm, high frequency&#8221; offenders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Of the $80 million, $25 million will be spent on making metro and regional roads safer, and $27 million will be spent on education and awareness.<\/p>\n<p>Loading<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The West Australian government will spend $80 million on a new road safety program, which includes the installation&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":446929,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[205644,4740,50,8631,144065,33674,205642,205643,205647,8632,205645,205646,31977],"class_list":{"0":"post-446928","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-ai-road-cameras","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-perth-news","12":"tag-reece-whitby","13":"tag-rita-saffioti","14":"tag-road-cameras","15":"tag-road-safety-cameras","16":"tag-road-toll-in-western-australia","17":"tag-wa-news","18":"tag-wa-road-safety","19":"tag-wa-road-safety-commission","20":"tag-wa-road-toll"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115719200153019916","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=446928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/446929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=446928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=446928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=446928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}