NSW's Safe-T-Cam

[dom_105]

I must have passed 20 of them on my trip to and back from Sydney.

Is this system just for trucks, or can cars get booked speeding point-to-point?

[Rodp]

Originally Posted by dom_105

I must have passed 20 of them on my trip to and back from Sydney.

Is this system just for trucks, or can cars get booked speeding point-to-point?

Cars cannot be booked using the Safe-T cams, at the moment...

[Rob's 76 Effy]

Just for trucks, time travelled between check points is monitored and registered at weigh bridges

[dom_105]

Good to know.

[Feathers]

You can bet it won't stay that way much longer.

[devilcv8]

It's been that way for years. No reason for it to change any time soon.

[icedfrog]

Originally Posted by devilcv8

It's been that way for years. No reason for it to change any time soon.

No reason?

This new breed of Australian government/s want to know what it's people are doing every second of every day. It's called communism.

It will change, and soon.

[tankclare]

I reckon before long they will have speed cameras on them as well to get cars

[devilfutura96]

Yes mainly for trucks but have been known for rego checks on cars as well. When i was an interstate driver put that question to the R.T.A and thats they told me.

[Keepleft]

+1 re registration checks. NSW Privacy Commissioner received complaints from folk who had received 'please explain' correspondence from RTA as to why their car was driving unregistered on XX road, XX date.

Letter would then highlight the penalties.

Folk should know that the NSW Safe T Cam system is also in SA. Each state has data matching swap legislation in relation to info gained from the camera system.

Whilst its primarily heavy vehicles the system targets, it has been capable of reading motorcycle plates since early 1995.

The system at some locations in NSW, forms part of the point to point camera net, particularly those up on the new sections of Pacific Highway upgrade.

[Rodp]

Originally Posted by Keepleft

+1 re registration checks. NSW Privacy Commissioner received complaints from folk who had received 'please explain' correspondence from RTA as to why their car was driving unregistered on XX road, XX date.

Letter would then highlight the penalties.

That's a damn good use for it though. I can't imagine what sort of legitemate complaint you would have to excuse you from driving an unregistered and uninsured car on a highway!

[dave351cid]

Originally Posted by Keepleft

+1 re registration checks. 'please explain' correspondence from RTA as to why their car was driving unregistered on XX road, XX date.

i cant see a problem with them being used to track unregoed vehicals. perhaps should become a permanent feature to check all vehicals regos.

[XHUTE6]

KEEP LEFT, They say that they're putting in a SAFE-T-CAM at Bourke now. Is that right?

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by dom_105

I must have passed 20 of them on my trip to and back from Sydney.

Is this system just for trucks, or can cars get booked speeding point-to-point?

20?? you must have covered most highways in NSW. There's only about 23 in the whole state at last count

[dom_105]

Originally Posted by GasOLane

20?? you must have covered most highways in NSW. There's only about 23 in the whole state at last count

It sure felt like it, after eighteen hours on the road over two days.

[phillyc]

they only went for trucks only when it was implemented, but as usual that was the thin edge of the wedge.

The technology is now much more advanced and I read an article earlier in the year in the Australian newspaper which stated that the current technology can read about 200x the number of plates compared to the original and they NSW RTA were thinking of using it to measure point to point for ALL vehicles.

This will happen sooner rather than later...

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by phillyc

they only went for trucks only when it was implemented, but as usual that was the thin edge of the wedge.

The technology is now much more advanced and I read an article earlier in the year in the Australian newspaper which stated that the current technology can read about 200x the number of plates compared to the original and they NSW RTA were thinking of using it to measure point to point for ALL vehicles.

This will happen sooner rather than later...

Safe-T-Cam was designed and built soley for Trucks. And it shouldn't be a problem reading more plates as all data goes to Syd.

The RTA does not have the power (yet) to book cars or Trucks for speeding. But they can, and do, ban the Truck from travelling in NSW.