The road safety camera network is an integral part of the Government's road safety strategy, which helps to ensure that Victorian roads are safe for all road users.
Road safety cameras are intended to deter drivers from exceeding the speed limit, failing to stop at red lights or driving an unregistered vehicle, by increasing the likelihood that a driver will be caught and punished for disobeying the road rules.
The road safety camera network consists of fixed and mobile cameras placed at carefully chosen locations throughout the Victorian road network, using specialised technology to detect offences.
To ensure that the road safety camera network operates continuously and provides consistently reliable incident data, all components within the network are subject to a systematic and rigorous testing, certification and maintenance regime.
How camera systems work
Click on the links below to find out how each road safety camera system in Victoria works:
- CityLink
- EastLink
- Geelong Road
- Hume Freeway point-to-point
- Intersection – speed and red-light
- Mobile
- Railway Crossing
- Western Ring Road
What happens if I am detected speeding or going through a red light?
The information captured by road safety cameras is used to identify incidents in which a vehicle has exceeded the speed limit, failed to stop at red lights or is unregistered.
A systematic process of evidence checking and verification is undertaken. An infringement notice is only issued once all these checks have been successfully completed.
