Hidden speed cameras in big yellow boxes – designed to look like heavy machinery – are being installed near roadworks and in school zones in Queensland.
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Speeding motorists in Queensland will soon be caught on camera by a device disguised to look like roadworks equipment.
The big yellow box – which is maneuvered on heavy-duty tracks similar to those used on diggers – is in fact a new type of speed camera designed to catch motorists near work sites and school zones.
The covert speed cameras were unveiled during the launch of Queensland’s Road Safety Week.
The devices will be tested for two years before being approved for use full time.
The new bright yellow appliances combine a high-tech camera with a road sign to advise drivers of the correct speed limit.
The heavy-duty grader tracks help maneuver the devices into their roadside positions.
“Research has demonstrated a clear link between camera enforcement and reductions in speed-related fatalities and serious injuries,” Department of Transport and Main Roads Director-General Neil Scales said in a media statement.
“We asked the contractor to design and build the solar-powered roadworks speed cameras to sit on top of a mobile platform to allow for manoeuvrability around a work site,” he said.
“At school zones, the cameras will be installed in specially designed, stationary school zone signs but can be moved around as needed.”
The department will manage the program alongside the Queensland Police Service, with the pilot to run until the end of April 2024.
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