The Queensland Government expects a revenue shortfall of nearly $100 million from roadside speed cameras, mobile phones and seat belts this financial year, with the drop partly due to habit Drive more safely.
ABC News Queensland’s Camera Detected Offenses Program (CDOP) report – which includes offenses for speeding, mobile phone use and drivers not wearing seat belts – is estimated to bring in 503.6 million dollars throughout the 2023-24 fiscal year.
However, the state government adjusted this figure to 409 million USD, a shortfall of 94.6 million USD.
The cuts continue into the 2024-25 fiscal year, during which CDOP is expected to rake in $533.7 million for the first time. Now, this number has been revised to $466.5 million – a shortfall of $67.7 million.
Including a revenue loss of $24.7 million in the 2022-2023 financial year, this means Queensland’s speed, mobile phone and seat belt cameras will raise $186 million less la than expected over the three-year period.
This is despite violation fines historically increasing every fiscal year in the state.
While Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) did not give a reason why revenue fell, it suggested safer driving habits and more alert drivers could be a contributing factor. part.
“Over the past 12 months, there has been a downward trend in the number of violations occurring on most camera types in the program,” a TMR spokesperson said. ABC News.
“This is a promising sign of changing driver behavior.”
The spokesperson also said the number of violations detected per 1,000 vehicles passing through their cameras has decreased but did not give specific numbers.
296 road users were killed in Queensland between April 2023 and April 2024, an increase of 5.7 per cent over the same 12-month period last year.
Earlier this month, the Federal Government announced will require states and territories provide previously withheld safety data if they want to receive road funding.
The new five-year funding agreement – known as the National Partnership Agreement for Road Transport Infrastructure Projects – will take effect on 1 July 2024 and will include investment invest $21.2 million in the National Road Safety Data Center, announced in July 2024. Last week’s Federal Budget.
Hitherto, Queensland is the only jurisdiction to announce that it will share data on car crashes, traffic policies and road conditions with the Federal Government.
