Related Publications
Web Links and Legislation
- MUARC Report 200 - Speed Enforcement Research: Principles Learnt and Implications for Practice
- MUARC Report 201 - The interaction between speed camera enforcement and speed-related mass media publicity in Victoria
- MUARC Report 224 - Public perceptions of Victorian speed enforcement initiatives
- MUARC Report 242 - The history and development of speed camera use
- MUARC Report 261 - An evaluation of the default 50 km/h speed limit in Victoria
- MUARC Report 267 - Overall impact during 2001-2004 of Victorian speed-related package
- Victoria Police - EastLink Speed Cameras
Signed and Unsigned Cameras
Victoria’s speed enforcement program combines ‘signed’ (fixed) cameras with ‘unsigned’ (mobile) cameras.
'Signed' (fixed) cameras
Fixed cameras are signed and are located at intersections, in tunnels or along freeways.
Fixed highway cameras are signed at intervals along the length of the freeway or highway. This works to deter speeding along the stretch of road rather than just at specific camera site locations.
'Unsigned' (mobile) cameras
Mobile cameras are not signed, although they are not deliberately hidden. Mobile camera operators are not allowed to disguise the vehicle or their camera in any way.
Independent research shows that using both 'signed' (fixed) and 'unsigned' (mobile) cameras is more effective than only having signed cameras, as it achieves substantial reductions in excessive speeds and casualty crashes across the entire road network, rather than simply where a camera is known to be located. (Monash University Accident Research Centre [MUARC] Report 187 - An evaluation of the effectiveness of overt and covert speed enforcement achieved through mobile radar operations).