LIFE saving or revenue raising? That's the question being asked by the public and some officials regarding the NSW government's decision to remove warning signs before mobile speed cameras.
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Tamworth Regional Council Local Traffic Committee chairperson Phil Betts and Barwon MP Roy Butler are among those who have spoken about the controversial call.
The government announced in November 2020 warning signs would be removed, hours of operation increased, high visibility markings on mobile speed camera vehicles would be reduced and there'd be enforcement for both directions of travel.
An inquiry has been launched into the matter by the joint standing committee on road safety, which Mr Butler is a part of. He's not convinced the government has made the right decision, for the right reasons.
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"The government made the change, without the oversight of the parliament, to quote 'reduce the number of road fatalities'," the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers representative said.
"Data released last month showed that this year 93 people have tragically lost their lives on our roads, compared to 94 in the same period last year."
"There's for and against with the removal of the signage, one possibility is that it could be a revenue raising approach, but the other is that if people are doing the right thing they don't have anything to worry about," he said.