Furious drivers blast cops for setting up a speed camera parked on bike path in Brisbane

Furious drivers have blasted a mobile speed camera van on a bike path as ‘blatant revenue raising’.

The controversial camera was set up on the Deagon Deviation in Bracken Ridge, Brisbane, on Boxing Day to catch speeding motorists on the adjacent highway.

Cyclists slammed the van’s location as a safety hazard and a hindrance, while drivers have called it a sneaky ploy to raise revenue.

The police van was set up next to the Deagon Deviation to catch unsuspecting speeding drivers

‘It has nothing to do with safety… just revenue raising … we all know it… If it was safety, they wouldn’t hide,’ one driver wrote on social media.

‘If they want people to slow down they should be as visible as possible, otherwise it’s just revenue raising,’ said another.

‘They are blocking a cycle and walking thoroughfare where people walk with children in prams and on push bikes,’ another comment read. 

‘You’re obstructing the footpath, endangering pedestrians & cyclists, particularly children, but you’re not revenue raising! Get back on the road and park legally.’

Others called out police for their ‘cunning’ tactics, and said the transport minister should be notified. 

But police have defended the speed camera and said crackdowns on speeding have helped bring down deaths Queensland’s roads.

‘This year we are tracking to have one of the lowest road tolls ever,’ Queensland Police Minister Mark Ryan told Nine News.

The state’s road toll was down to 217 people this year; more than 100 less than in 2009.  

Cyclists slammed the van’s location as a safety hazard and a hindrance, while drivers have called it a sneaky ploy to raise revenue