Under Queensland’s Transport Operations (Road Use Management – Road Rules) Regulation 2009, it is an offence for drivers to exceed the speed limit applying to a section of road by any amount, or for drivers to travel into an intersection when faced with a red traffic light.
Enforcement methods for detecting these offences include on-road police enforcement, as well as speed or red light cameras.
General guidelines for all methods of speed enforcement are:
- Speed enforcement should not be undertaken for 28 days at locations where the speed limit has been reduced
- Speed enforcement should not be undertaken within 300 metres of a speed limit sign which shows a reduction in the speed limit, or within 100 metres of a speed limit sign which shows an increase in the speed limit
The relevant Australian Standards documents for speed enforcement are:
- AS 2898.1 – 2003 Radar speed detection – Functional requirements and definitions
- AS2898.2 – 2003 Radar speed detection – Operational procedures
- AS4691.1 – 2003 Laser-based speed detection devices – Definitions and device requirements
- AS4691.2 – 2003 Laser-based speed detection devices – Operational procedures
For any enquiries about what to do when issued with a traffic infringement notice, please contact the RACQ’s Legal Advisory Service on 07 3845 4102 or Fax 07 3219 0616.
Mobile Speed Cameras
Mobile speed cameras are speed cameras set-up and operated by a police officer from a vehicle (usually a van or 4-wheel-drive) parked on the side of the road.
Fixed Speed Cameras
Fixed speed cameras are speed cameras that are located in a permanent position, usually attached to a pole alongside a section of road.
Red Light Cameras
Red light cameras are cameras located at signalised intersections that automatically take photographs of the rear of vehicles that do not stop behind the white stop line when faced with a red traffic light.
Mobile Radar
Mobile RADAR devices, while also employing Radio Detection And Ranging technology, differ from speed camera RADAR devices in that they directly target vehicles (similar to LIDAR devices) as opposed to operating on a slant across the road like a speed camera device.
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