Dangerous driving given the red light in Wahroonga

Road safety in Wahroonga will receive a boost with the installation of a new red-light speed camera at the intersection of Pennant Hills Road and Pacific Motorway.   

Ruth Graham, Acting Executive Director for Transport Safety at Transport for NSW, said the new camera will target red-light running and speeding from 30 June 2025 to improve safety for all road users.

“We know that running red lights can lead to serious T-bone crashes or vehicles hitting pedestrians,” Ms Graham said. 

“About 40 per cent of red-light speed camera offences are from people running red lights so we are addressing this problem head-on.

“In the five years from 2019 to 2023, 15 crashes occurred at this intersection, from which 15 people were injured, including five seriously.

“Road crashes claimed the lives of 332 people on NSW roads last year with speed the biggest killer. This red-light speed camera will help to reduce risk in Wahroonga.”

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

“The most recent 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 59 per cent,” Ms Graham 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.