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Speed cameras won’t be reinstated

26 Jan, 2012 02:41 PM
NEW ENGLAND Local Area Command (LAC) Highway Patrol Sergeant Dave Bramble has told the Armidale Express that he believes the removal of two speed cameras at Tilbuster and Llangothlin last November has had no detrimental impact.

The cameras were switched off after research from the Roads and Maritime Services determined they weren’t improving motorists’ safety.

The issue has been highlighted with the death of a young boy in a smash near Urunga earlier this month.

A speed camera situated nearby had been removed last year.

But Sgt Bramble told the Express that the removal of the Tilbuster and Llangothlin cameras had so far proven to be a sensible decision.

Both cameras were previously located on the New England Highway, with one northbound between Sunnyside Rd and Tilbuster Ponds Bridge.

The other was situated between Ben Lomond and Everetts Roads, just outside the town of Llangothlin.

The two cameras were part of a large-scale removal process by NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay last year, with 38 switched off across the state.

Mr Gay has faced mounting questions over his decision due to the crash at Urunga.

The speed camera has since been turned back to ‘warning’ mode, which will alert motorists they are approaching the town, but not fine them for breaching the speed limit.

Despite the widespread fallout from the accident, Sgt Bramble said he could not see the Tilbuster and Llangothlin cameras being reinstated in the near future.

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