1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:00,960 Speaker 1: Right. 2 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 2: Road safety warning signs for fixed speed cameras are set 3 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 2: to be rolled out across the country. The government hopes 4 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 2: the move will allow key we's the opportunity to check 5 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 2: their speeds in high crash areas to avoid tickets and accidents. 6 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,479 Speaker 2: The rollout will take place as NZTA takes over managing 7 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 2: speed cameras from police. The warning signs are already going 8 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 2: up and the AA Road Safety spokesperson Dylan Thompson is 9 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 2: with me now, Dylan, good morning. Do these signs work? 10 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: Do we? 11 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 2: Presumably they do. We slow down when we see them. 12 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: Good morning, Ryan. We expect to see a big reduction 13 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:39,520 Speaker 1: in tickets at these sites when the signs are rolled out, 14 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 1: which means obviously that we have less people exceeding the 15 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: speed limit at those high risk locations. So in our view, 16 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: this is a really good thing and has been a 17 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: long time coming. We're really pleased to see these signs 18 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 1: finally happening. 19 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 2: Okay, but that's assuming that all of the cameras are 20 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 2: in high risk locations. And it used to bug me 21 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 2: going to Wellington driving down not on a gorge and 22 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:04,399 Speaker 2: you know you're going downhill, so everyone speeds a little bit. 23 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 2: But is it a high crash area? Are the cameras 24 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 2: in high crash areas they go. 25 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: Through a process to establish where the cameras are going 26 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: to go, and in the past has been involved with that, 27 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 1: So they definitely have looked to find either locations with 28 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: a history of crashes involving speed or areas where there's 29 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: a lot of people traveling above the speed limit. No 30 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 1: longer Gorge, I know it very well. I think one 31 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: of the things people forget there is at more peak times, 32 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: especially when you're coming downhill, there can be tailbacks of 33 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: traffic that come and and if you're going down there 34 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: faster than eighty and it's a bit weirt or something 35 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: like that, and you come around the bend and suddenly 36 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: a line of cars stopped in front of you, there 37 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: is a lot of risk there. But hopefully the signs 38 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: when they go up are going to help people going 39 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: down now ato on a Gorge to remind them that 40 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: there's a camera there, check their speed, slow down, get 41 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: a lot of the. 42 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 2: Risk doesn't how far are the cameras from the signs? 43 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 2: In other words, how long do you have to slow down? 44 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 2: If you are not that I'm saying you should speed 45 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 2: or that people do. 46 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: But it's going to vary a little bit depending on 47 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 1: the environment, you know, so they'll have to adjust the 48 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: signs depending on roads and intersections and what's around. But 49 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,359 Speaker 1: we're probably looking somewhere around two hundred meters either side 50 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,799 Speaker 1: as a ballpark figure. And I think just one other 51 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: thing that's really im one of those because I hear 52 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 1: people talk about our trys will just drive above the 53 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: speed limits or they see one of these signs, they're 54 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: not slow down and then speed up again. There is 55 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 1: definitely a certain group of people who just try to 56 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 1: drive as fast as they can above the speed limit. 57 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 1: I would say those drivers already have a pretty good 58 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 1: idea where the cameras are. What these signs are going 59 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: to help us. The large bulk of people who aren't 60 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: trying to the speed limit, they're good drivers, they're trying 61 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: to follow the rules. Maybe they're just a bit distracted, 62 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: maybe they just have let their speed creep up. And 63 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: it gives those people chance to just a little financial 64 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: incenter reminder to take a look oh this camp by 65 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 1: coming up, check the speed, slowly down if you need to. 66 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 2: Dylan Thompson, thanks so much for your time. 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