Supt Bob Wiley of the traffic support division had a blunt message to those who thought tunnel speed limits and fines were too tough. Stupidity is alive and well. If you choose to continue to behave the way you are they you will continue to suffer the consequences. Supt Wiley said fewer than one in 200 vehicles checked in the tunnels was speeding, below the average of one in 42 at all other speed camera sites. There's very little lane changing taking place.
Compliance is excellent.
Supt Wiley said while some drivers may still be adjusting to the fixed cameras there was a group of yobbos who continued to drive through the tunnels at high speeds. 93 drivers' licences were cancelled. There have been four minor accidents, and no injuries, in the Domain tunnel, with more than 10 million vehicles passing through it since it opened in April last year. More than 5.3 million vehicles have used the Burnley tunnel since it opened in December, with three minor accidents, without injury. Dr Ken Ogden of the RACV said drivers had to realise that the cameras in the tunnels were always there.