[VIC] Western Ring Road - New Speed Cameras

Mizz ZZR · Post by **Mizz ZZR** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:58 pm

Have just heard that in the next 4 weeks there are speed cameras [allegedly] going up on every bridge on the Ring Worm. Apparently they're like the ones on Geelong Road.

Sounds a bit far fetched to me, but we'll see.

The source has connections with the Sheriffs office.

Anyone else heard anything?

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:10 pm

having driven both roads last weekend....
thought they were already there

the Geelong Rd ones are sneaky....
tucked up under the overpasses..you have been warned

Duane · Post by **Duane** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:12 pm

they havent covered the section from the tunnel (the dip, then tunnel) outbound has a camera on the front, and another one in bound on the bridge before the tunnel, but none since then

I dont think they'll put them up on all of them, because if they were going to do that, that woulda done it with geelong, melb, but they havent, just a few each way, more heading closer to geelong's end..

Wouldnt suprise me if they camera up the new hume bridges... but I wouldnt believe that every bridge is going to have them until you see them

From memory, out bound, is boundary road sign, the western highway sign, a bridge about 5-10 kmph after that, calder bridge, the tunnel..

pretty much the same spacing but different bridges going the other way

inbound under the calder bridge is a ripper, they've mounted it inbetween the gap of the two way bridge, can't see it at all

mike-s · Post by **mike-s** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:20 pm

camera on overpasses, say isnt this what they invented petrol and really long matches for?

photomike666 · Post by **photomike666** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:18 am

I noticed this morning that they have removed all the old speed cameras from their mounts, but the mounts remain - as does the neatly tied cabling

mike-s · Post by **mike-s** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 2:29 am

reminds me that some good samaritan has gone and done the kindhearted act of removing a couple of speed cameras from near my work. The security camera mounted near it was decapitated & the camera itself was gone.

swabio-ACT · Post by **swabio-ACT** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:34 pm

Hey there ppl,

as i am in laverton at the moment....... where are these evil speed cameras you speak of on the road to geelong? Are they between laverton and the westgate bridge at all? if so that is probably going to hurt me!

Blue14 · Post by **Blue14** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:40 pm

Swabio, you are in trouble mate.. there is one at the point cook bridge.. and as for the cameras on the ring rd, it looks to me as if they are just replacing the ones that have been broken for a while now.

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:45 pm

mike-s wrote:camera on overpasses, say isnt this what they invented petrol and really long matches for?

naaaah Mike
just ask the bloke with the 'twentytwo'
more accurate than.... a 'molotov'

his score atm is...... him about 6
speed cameras....nil

Saki · Post by **Saki** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:47 pm

well its good to see the roads will b so much safer now there are cameras protecting that area from people speeding. And there is no intention for revenue rasing!

Benno · Post by **Benno** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:12 pm

Cherry picker was at the first one doing some work this morning. Looks like the rumours are true.

Post by **icebreaker** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:14 pm

There are a couple on the bridges but all camera's on the ring road are removed at the moment, and have been for atleast 3+ weeks now.

So to be honest it wouldn't suprise me that they are going to be getting replaced with working ones... Just think of all the money they are losing out on...

they prob need to get them fixed for summer with rising heat, etc causing them to give false readings.

mrmina · Post by **mrmina** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:46 pm

normally i hear about these things cos i know the people that do the fwy cameras and traffic light cameras.

Haven't heard anything lately

javaman · Post by **javaman** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:11 pm

swabio-ACT wrote:Hey there ppl,

as i am in laverton at the moment....... where are these evil speed cameras you speak of on the road to geelong? Are they between laverton and the westgate bridge at all? if so that is probably going to hurt me!

I've seen you ride

wisc · Post by **wisc** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:34 pm

you know it really shits me that they put them on the straights where it is safer and people are inclined to go a little faster, but they refuse to put them on black spots and turns because people usually slow down, why not try catching the idiots that don’t know how to merge and reckless drive in dangerous areas rather than making money at every turn. It’s not like you can’t see the bridges coming anyway. If it’s not about revenue raising 100% of the profits should go it into things the governments don’t usually fund.