Average speed cameras switched on at stretch of lower North Island highway
New average speed cameras have been activated on a stretch of State Highway 1 in New Zealand's Manawatū-Whanganui region. The system calculates a vehicle's average speed between two points to enforce limits and improve road safety.
Why it matters
This reflects a growing trend in traffic enforcement technology aimed at reducing fatal accidents through automated monitoring.
<p>A set of new average speed cameras have been switched on at a section of State Highway 1 in Manawatū-Whanganui. </p> <p>The two cameras, which measure how long it takes motorists to drive between them, were set up between Sanson and Foxton. </p> <p>One camera is set up just south of Motuiti Road, with the other just north of Speedy and Penny Roads near the intersection with SH3. </p> <p>The cameras can determine a vehicle's average speed by recording the time it takes to pass each one.
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