Motorists in Orange and surrounding areas appeared to pump the brakes in March as a notable decline in the number of speeding infringements were recorded compared to the previous month, according to State Revenue Office statistics.
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The figures show the number of offences detected by static or mobile speed cameras in Orange has, for the most part, continually increased month-to-month during the 2020-21 financial year compared to previous years on record.
Specifically, since the beginning of the new calendar year, around the same time it was announced mobile speed cameras' warning signs would be removed and high-visibility decals would be reduced.
Between July and December of 2020 there was an average of just over 33 speeding infringements handed out in Orange each month, with November's total of 79 being the highest across that six-month period.
However the number of penalty notices handed out increased significantly in January when 123 motorists were caught exceeding the speed limit by the seven cameras which contribute to the State Revenue Office's figures.
That rose by more than 100 per cent the following month, with a whopping 278 recorded in February alone.
The number of offences detected dropped substantially in March when 111 penalty notices were handed out, with figures beyond that month not yet available.
That equated to a decline of more than 60 per cent, however pushed the number of offences detected in this financial year to 711 at a value of $117,895.
The previous financial year there was just 142 offences recorded by speed cameras around Orange, although the figures come with the caveat of only being as accurate as the information provided by the issuing authority.
They also came after NSW Police released statistics following Operation TRANCE's initial phase back in February, which revealed 1,420 speed-related penalty notices were issued by Central West Police District between July and December last year.
"Speeding is particularly an issue in country areas where speed zones are much higher - if people make a mistake the consequences can be fatal," Macquarie Sector Traffic Inspector, Chief Inspector Simon Maund, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command said following the first phase of Operation TRANCE.
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