Dangerous driving given the red light in St Marys

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Dangerous driving given the red light in St Marys.

Road safety in St Marys will receive a boost with the installation of a new red light speed camera at the intersection of Mamre Road and the M4 Motorway on/off-ramp (Eastbound).

Tara McCarthy, Deputy Secretary Safety, Environment and Regulation at Transport for NSW said the new camera will target red light running and speeding from 1 April 2022 to improve safety for all road users.

“We know that running red lights can lead to serious T-bone crashes, pedestrian casualties and devastating impacts for all involved,” Ms McCarthy said.

“About 30 per cent of red light speed camera offences are from people running red lights so it is vital we address this issue.”

“In the five years from 2016 to 2020, 16 crashes occurred at this intersection and 15 people were injured, four of them seriously.

“Road crashes claimed the lives of 270 people on NSW roads last year with speed the biggest killer and this red light speed cameras will help reduce the risk in St Marys,” Ms McCarthy said.

Research shows that red light speed cameras dramatically reduce the number of serious crashes on our roads.

“Transport for NSW’s latest NSW speed camera review found fatal and serious injury crashes fell by 35 per cent at red light speed camera locations, and pedestrian casualties fell by almost 60 per cent,” Ms McCarthy said.

The new camera will operate in warning mode for one month during which time drivers caught speeding or running red lights will be sent a warning letter to encourage them to change their behaviour.

Fines and demerit points will be sent to offending drivers at the end of this period.

Fines from red light 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.