Keira MP Ryan Park is calling for point-to-point speed cameras to be installed on Appin Road.
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This is despite data showing speeding heavy vehicles have not been involved in any fatalities on Appin Road since 2000.
Mr Park has written to Roads Minister Duncan Gay saying residents have told him there had been a big increase on heavy vehicles using Appin Road.
He called on Mr Gay to make moves to install point to point cameras.
“I believe the introduction of point to point cameras will assist in holding drivers accountable for their speed and help in assuring the safety of those using the road every day,” Mr Park said.
This should happen on top of other safety measures.
“Whilst I welcome the government’s investment to upgrade and widen parts of Appin Road, we will not see results until the middle of 2017,” Mr Park said.
“We need to act now and implement strategies to reduce and monitor speed immediately.”
In NSW point to point cameras only monitor the speed of heavy vehicles.
“Between 2000-2015 speeding contributed to 12 fatal crashes, and none of these involved speeding heavy vehicles.”
- Bernard Carlon
The studies of Appin Road’s crash history by the Centre For Road Safety and Roads and Maritime Services (RMS), show it is cars and not trucks that feature heavily.
The RMS report, released in March 2014, looked at crash data from 2008 to 2013.
Across the length of Appin Road, 134 cars were involved in crashes, compared to just 14 heavy vehicles.
Along the 16.2km stretch between Appin and Bulli Tops cars outnumber trucks by seven to one.
Seventy cars were involved in accidents, compared to just 10 heavy vehicles.
Executive Director for the Centre for Road Safety Bernard Carlon said speeding trucks are not causing fatalities on Appin Road.
“Between 2000-2015 speeding contributed to 12 fatal crashes, and none of these involved speeding heavy vehicles,” Mr Carlon said.
“Between 2010-2014 data reveals speeding contributed to 11 crashes which resulted in serious injury and none of those crashes involved a heavy vehicle.”
