THREE new locations in Scone have been added to the mobile speed camera network.
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Transport for NSW says Bunnan Road, Liverpool Street and Satur Road are among the listed sites as it looks to reduce reckless driving across the state.
According to the organisation, there have been 10 casualty crashes resulting in 13 people being seriously injured from 2011 to mid-2016 at those locations.
Centre for Road Safety Executive Director Bernard Carlon said the total number of mobile speed camera vehicles and the number of hours they enforce had not changed.
He also confirmed rumours of a fixed speed camera at one of the sites in Scone were unfounded.
“There is no new fixed speed camera being installed near Scone Race Club,” he said.
“[But] Bunnan Road, Scone, has been approved as a mobile speed camera location.
“As a response to the increased road toll which saw 384 lives lost last year, of which 41 per cent were speed related, 384 new mobile speed camera locations were announced in January this year.
“This includes three new locations in Scone, on Bunnan Road, Liverpool Street and Satur Road.
“This means that mobile speed cameras are able to enforce at more than one thousand locations across the state.
“The total number of mobile speed camera vehicles and the number of hours they enforce has not changed, remaining at around 45 vehicles and 7,000 hours per month.
“All of the new mobile speed camera locations meet the criteria in the NSW Speed Camera Strategy and will help reduce crashes in high-risk locations and speeding on NSW roads.
“It’s great to see that most people do the right thing, with more than 99 per cent of motorists passing mobile speed cameras without getting fined, but we need everyone to get the message to slow down and drive safely.
“Speeding, even by a small amount, increases your chances of killing or injuring someone, which is why we need all drivers to look out for the safety of everyone on the road and stick to the speed limit.”
Mr Carlon said mobile speed cameras covered around 1800 kilometres of road network in total, where there had been 9110 casualty crashes resulting in 133 fatalities and 11,713 injuries from 2011 to mid-2016.
