Matakana speed cameras about prevention, not persecution, Waka Kotahi tells board

The new cameras will be on trial and will not be enforcing drivers’ speed until the middle of next year.

New speed cameras have been installed at two sites along Matakana Road purely to slow traffic down and prevent deaths and serious injuries, not because of previous crashes or to raise revenue, according to Waka Kotahi.

Project sponsor David Strong told a Rodney Local Board workshop that the point-to-point cameras that will capture drivers’ average speed between 297 and 789 Matakana Road were among the first to be installed as part of a national safety camera expansion programme.
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