- Six new safety camera trailers to commence operations in 2025
- Caution notices to be issued for mobile phone and seatbelt offences from 26 January
- Safety cameras can identify a number of high-risk driver behaviours including illegal mobile phone use, seatbelt offences, spot speed and point-to-point (average) speed
New cutting-edge, world-first safety cameras that can detect mobile phone and seatbelt offences will soon be appearing on Western Australian roads.
Six mobile safety camera trailers will be introduced to the State over the next six months, along with upgrades to fixed cameras at two sites on the Kwinana Freeway.
These new safety cameras will be the most advanced in the country and have the capability to detect multiple offences simultaneously, including speeding, illegal mobile phone use, and seatbelt offences.
While the new safety camera technology is being rolled out, a caution period will apply.
From 26 January 2025 drivers detected committing a mobile phone or seatbelt offence by the new safety cameras will receive a caution notice.
The caution notice will inform recipients about the capabilities of the new technology and give them an opportunity to change their dangerous driving behaviour before enforcement commences.
The new safety cameras will complement the existing fleet of automated speed cameras operated by the WA Police Force.
The safety camera program is funded through the Road Trauma Trust Account, which sees 100 per cent of safety camera infringement revenue allocated to projects and programs which reduce injuries and deaths on WA roads.
As stated by Road Safety Minister David Michael:
"Western Australian drivers need to realise it is only a matter of time before they are caught and fined for driving distracted or not wearing a seatbelt.
"We're cracking down on those flouting the law with new 'anywhere, anytime' high-tech safety cameras.
"Those caught by the safety cameras will not be fined during the caution period. Instead, they will receive a caution notice advising them that they've been detected.
"In the context of the road toll, now is the time for this new technology to become a vital and permanent road safety tool to be used right across the State.
"The message is clear and simple: these cameras are coming, slow down, buckle up and put your phone away."
