LEAD-FOOTED drivers across the Bathurst region are set to deliver a record boost to the state’s coffers.
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Latest figures show Chifley Highway Patrol officers wrote more speeding fines between July and December 2014 than for any other six-month period.
Officers wrote a total of 2790 speeding fines during that period, worth $852,111.
That is more tickets than police issued in the whole 2011-12 financial year and puts the Chifley LAC well on track to break its record of 5006 speeding fines issued in a single year, in 2013-14.
Bathurst Highway Patrol Sergeant Peter Foran yesterday said a restructure of the local unit meant they were now better able to target known speeding sites across the region.
He said the highways around the region saw the greatest traffic numbers and highest number of speeding drivers, while Mount Panorama was another black spot.
“We do pick up a lot of speeders up there and some of the speeds are just ridiculous,” Sgt Foran said.
“Some drivers are caught going at speeds we would never see on other residential roads, but people need to be mindful of the fact that it is just that – a residential road.”
School zones are another area targeted by local police and officers fined 248 drivers in school zones between July and December.
He said it was everybody’s responsibility to ensure children’s safety.
“The problem with school children, and particularly primary school kids, is that they just don’t have road sense,” he said. “So we need to do our job to ensure children can get in and out of school safely.”
