- An increasing number of drivers are not stopping for red lights at intersections
- Cameras in every state in Australia have caught dangerous drivers colliding
- In the past six months in Brisbane alone, more than 2000 fines have been issued
- Police Minster says red light cameras are to save lives, not to raise revenue
It seems that not stopping for red lights is the new black, with motorists all over Australia becoming less and less concerned about running a light at an intersection.
In the past six months in Brisbane alone, more than 2000 drivers have been issued with fines for running a red light.
Red light cameras in every state are capturing ‘lunatic’ drivers, with one in Victoria recording the moment that a car missed hitting a mother and child by a hair’s breadth.
In the past six months in Brisbane alone, more than 2000 drivers have been issued with fines
Assistant Victorian Police Commissioner Doug Fryer said that the speeding trend is ‘terrifying’
‘It’s terrifying,’ Assistant Victorian Police Commissioner Doug Fryer said in an interview with Seven News.
‘You’ve got vehicles travelling through intersections against the red, some of them doing 160 or 180km an hour – if they collide, there are dead people everywhere.’
‘Is it really worth it – having to stop for a cycle of lights versus never getting home?’
Red light cameras in every state are capturing ‘lunatic’ motorists driving against the lights
Drivers all over Australia are running red lights in record numbers, especially at intersections
Police Minister Lisa Neville said that red light and speed cameras are all about saving lives
Police Minister Lisa Neville said, ‘When people say to me, “Oh, you’ve got red light cameras or speed cameras for revenue raising, you just have to look at that footage to know it’s about saving people’s lives”.’
Last year, one woman died when a car ignored a red light, two mothers were killed in a high-speed collision and one young women was killed crossing the road by a driver who wasn’t paying attention.
The maximum fine for running a red light is $549.
At least fur women lost their lives last year due to dangerous driving and running red lights