Opposition says speed camera costs too
high
From ABC News Online
July 05, 2005
The Western Australian
Opposition says WA police will be forced to take officers off the
streets to pay the operating costs of extra speed cameras.
Acting police spokesman Murray
Cowper says the Government's decision to allocate five extra Multanova
cameras to regional WA will cost police more than $200,000 annually.
The operating costs will be
met by the Road Trauma Trust Fund for the first three years, with
police to meet all costs after that.
Mr Cowper says the Government
should commit more funding to road patrols rather than speed cameras.
"Which do you think is
more effective, a speed camera or a highly visual police officer out
on the road in a patrol car?" he said.
"Well, my answer to that
is certainly the latter because speed cameras, while they are a valuable
tool in the policeman's kit, they're not the vanguard of road traffic
management and road safety in Western Australia."
The ABC has approached the Police
Minister for Comment.
