Double trouble in Melbourne
You could lose half your points -- and lots of dough -- in one hit with new cameras that have been installed on some major intersections in the Vic capitalMelbourne riders and motorists face a double whammy for running red lights in 40km/h zones with four new cameras being turned on over the Weekend.
Riders and drivers racing to beat lights in the school, shopping and pedestrian zones face fines of $650 -- $289 for speeding by more than 10km/h and $361 for the red-light offence plus six demerit points in one go if cought by the new cameras.
The new cameras are located at the intersections of Punt and Toorak roads in South Yarra, Punt Rd and High St in Prahran, Whitehorse and Surrey roads in Blackburn and Barkly and Carlisle streets in St Kilda.
Department of Justice spokesman Jonathan Granger said the speed cameras, which will have variable speed limits to match road conditions, were an added incentive for drivers to slow down.
"The risk of a tragedy is too great to take such a risk, ¬especially outside a school or near shops. These cameras will keep pedestrians safe," he said.
Three cameras were turned on in 40km/h zones in March at the junctions of Flinders and William streets, Exhibition and Victoria streets in the city, and Fitzroy St and Lakeside Dr in St Kilda nabbing 14,950 speeding ¬motorists in a fortnight.
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